Proverbs 9:10

Proverbs 9:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
• New International Version (NIV)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Context of Proverbs 9:10

8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 9Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 11For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. 12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

Proverbs 9:10 word by word

תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• The fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is the beginningתְּחִלָּהtechillâh · beginningH8462
• of wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• and knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• of the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• is understandingבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998

Cross-references for Proverbs 9:10

• Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
• Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
• Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
• Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
• Proverbs 2:5then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
• Proverbs 30:3I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Matthew 11:27All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
• John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
• 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Commentaries on Proverbs 9:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The fear of the Lord - See on Proverbs 1:7; (note). The knowledge of the holy; קדשים kedoshim, of the holy ones: Sanctorum, of the saints - Vulgate. boulh agiwn, the counsel of the holy persons.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The holy - The word in the Hebrew is plural, agreeing, probably, with אלהים 'elohı̂ym understood (so in Proverbs 30:3). The knowledge of the Most Holy One stands as the counterpart to the fear of Yahweh.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12fear of the LORD: Refer to study note on Proverbs 1:7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (Compare Pr 1:7). of the holy--literally, "holies," persons or things, or both. This knowledge gives right perception.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings