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

8So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you. 9Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more. Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. 11Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. 12If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.

Proverbs 9:10 word by word

תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The fearיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the beginningתְּחִלָּהtechillâh · beginningH8462
• of wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• and the knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• of the holyקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
• understandingבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998

Cross-references for Proverbs 9:10

• Proverbs 1:7Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
• Job 28:28And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
• Psalms 111:10Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever!
• Ecclesiastes 12:13That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
• Proverbs 2:5Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.
• Proverbs 30:3I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
• Matthew 11:27“My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
• John 17:3And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
• 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is 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