Proverbs 1:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The fear of the LORD is the beginningd of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. ”

Proverbs 1:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The beginning of wisdom is found in the temper of reverence and awe. The fear of the finite in the presence of the Infinite, of the sinful in the presence of the Holy (compare Job 42:5-6 ), this f...
Proverbs 1:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 1-9. First Section. The Praise of Wisdom. Proverbs 1:1 . Title, either of the whole book, or of this particular collection. The word for proverb, mâ shâ l, has a wide significance...
Proverbs 1:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fear . reverence. This expression occurs fourteen times in Proverbs ( Proverbs 1:7 ; Proverbs 1:29 ; Proverbs 2:5 ; Proverbs 8:13 ; Proverbs 9:10 ; Proverbs 10:27 ; Proverbs 14:26 ; Proverbs...
Proverbs 1:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. The fear of the Lord - In the preceding verses Solomon shows the advantage of acting according to the...
Proverbs 1:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The fear of the Lord— See Psalms 111:10 . As the first lesson, the wise man tells us, that the fear of the Lord is the principle of wisdom. All wisdom which is not founded in religion, in the fear...
Proverbs 1:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. The fear of the Lord (is) the beginning of knowledge - the grand summary of the whole book (cf....
Proverbs 1:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The chapter falls into three principal divisions. 1-6 . Title and Introduction explaining the object of the whole book, which is to instruct the inexperienced and add to the educated man's knowledg...
Proverbs 1:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2. — FIFTEEN DIDACTIC POEMS, OR DISCOURSES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS ( Proverbs 1:7 to Proverbs 9:18 ). ( a ) First Discourse: — Against Companionship in Robbery ( Proverbs 1:7-19 ). (7) The fea...
Proverbs 1:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 2 THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge."- Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of the Holy One is und...
Proverbs 1:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Beginning of Knowledge” Proverbs 1:1-19 Notice the perfect balance of each clause, and the duplication of the one thought in the two clauses of each verse. Wisdom as used in this book...
Proverbs 1:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Book of Proverbs is one of the wisdom books of the Hebrew people. Emotionally and fundamentally, wisdom is the fear of God; intellectually, a knowledge of the manifestations of the divine wisdom;...
Proverbs 1:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowl...
Proverbs 1:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of knowledge ,.... Here properly the book begins, and this is the first of the proverbs, and an excellent one; it is such an one as is not to be found in all...
Proverbs 1:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction. Ver. 7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning. ] Or, The chief and principal point a of wisdom...
Proverbs 1:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The fear of the Lord That is, reverence for and obedience to God; is the beginning of knowledge The foundation and source of it; without which all other knowledge is vain and useless. Mark well t...
Proverbs 1:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Parental Admonitions. 7 The fear of the L ORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruct...
Proverbs 1:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The fear of the Lord; reverence and obedience to God, or his worship and service, as this word is commonly used. The beginning; either the foundation, or the top, and perfection, or chief point,...
Proverbs 1:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Introduction To The Prologue ( Proverbs 1:1-7 ). The book commences with an introduction which explains its purpose in some depth. Its aim is to pass on ‘the sayings of Solomon, the son of David,...
Proverbs 1:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 1:7 . Fools , derived from a word meaning to be gross and dull of understanding. Gesenius understands it to signify “one who turns away,” the “perverse.” MAIN HOMILETI...
Proverbs 1:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

fear Also; ( Proverbs 1:29 ); ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Proverbs 1:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 I understand by the fear of the Lord an abiding and reverent sense of the presence of God and of accountableness to Him. And in order for this to exist, God must not be the creature o...
Proverbs 1:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 1:1 . Proverbs, apothegms, parables, sentences, similitudes. The proverbs of a nation are the compressions of wisdom into short maxims, which like the coins of a country worn bare by use,...
Proverbs 1:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

The proverbs of Solomon. The Book of Proverbs 1. The book does not consist of proverbs entirely. Much of it is the language of pious exhortation and spiritual precept. 2. The book contains m...
Proverbs 1:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 1:1-20 Part I. THE TITLE AND SUPERSCRIPTION . The superscription of the Proverbs, which extends from verse 1 to verse 6, furnishes us with an epitome in short...
Proverbs 1:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The fear of the Lord, the reverence of Jehovah flowing from childlike faith in Him, is the beginning of knowledge , the basis of all true wisdom, both in understanding the Word and will of the Lord...
Proverbs 1:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 12:13 ; Job 28:28 ; John 3:18-21 ; Proverbs 9:10 ; Proverbs 1:22 ; Proverbs 1:29 ; Proverbs 1:30 ; Proverbs 15:5 ; Proverbs 18:2 ; Proverbs 5:12 ; Proverbs 5:13 ; Psalms 111:...
Proverbs 1:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Proverbs of Solomon Proverbs 1:1-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Solomon's great choice. It was in Gibeon that the Lord appeared unto Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, "Ask what I shall...
Proverbs 1:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The fear — Reverence and obedience to God. Beginning — The foundation without which all other knowledge is vain. Fools — That is, wicked men, are so far from attaining true wisdom, that they despis...

Proverbs 1:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 1:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 1:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 1:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 1:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

Proverbs 1:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 1:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 1:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 1:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 1:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Proverbs 1:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes