Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
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Verse Text
The fearH3374 of the LORDH3068 is the beginningH7225 of knowledgeH1847: but foolsH191 despiseH936 wisdomH2451 and instructionH4148.
יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּזוּ׃ פ
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
יִרְאַ֣ת |
yir.'At | H3374 | HNcfsc | (the) fear of |
יְ֭הוָה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
רֵאשִׁ֣ית |
re.Shit | H7225 | HNcfsc | (is the) beginning of |
דָּ֑עַת |
Da.'at | H1847 | HNcfsa | knowledge |
חָכְמָ֥ה |
chokh.mah | H2451 | HNcfsa | wisdom |
וּ֝/מוּסָ֗ר |
u./mu.Sar | H4148 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ discipline |
אֱוִילִ֥ים |
'e.vi.Lim | H191 | HAampa | fools |
בָּֽזוּ |
Ba.zu | H936 | HVqp3cp | they despise |
- H191 — אֱוִיל (ʼĕvîyl, ev-eel'): from an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly; fool(-ish) (man).
- H936 — בּוּז (bûwz, booz): a primitive root; to disrespect; contemn, despise, [idiom] utterly.
- H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע (yâdaʻ) H3045; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
- H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם (châkam) H2449; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
- H3374 — יִרְאָה (yirʼâh, yir-aw'): feminine of יָרֵא (yârêʼ) H3373; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence; [idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
- H4148 — מוּסָר (mûwçâr, moo-sawr'): from יָסַר (yâçar) H3256; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint; bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
- H7225 — רֵאשִׁית (rêʼshîyth, ray-sheeth'): from the same as רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit); beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
Verse Cross-References
- but — Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:29-30, Proverbs 5:12-13, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 18:2, John 3:18-21, Romans 1:28
- fear — Job 28:28, Psalms 111:10, Psalms 112:1, Proverbs 9:10, Ecclesiastes 12:13
Reciprocal references (32): Genesis 20:11, Genesis 22:12, Exodus 20:20, Leviticus 25:17, Leviticus 26:15, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:28, 1 Samuel 12:24, Job 21:14, Job 30:8, Psalms 5:5, Psalms 14:1, Psalms 25:12, Psalms 34:11, Psalms 50:17, Psalms 95:10, Psalms 119:150, Psalms 119:155, Proverbs 9:18, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 31:30, Jeremiah 7:28, Zephaniah 3:2, Haggai 1:12, Matthew 13:19, Matthew 22:5, Acts 9:31, Acts 10:35, Romans 3:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, 2 Thessalonians 2:10, 1 Peter 2:17
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: RECEPTION-REJECTION OF GOD AND TRUTH; REVERENCE-IRREVERENCE
- Torrey’s: FOOLS; TITLES AND NAMES OF THE WICKED
- Nave’s: BLINDNESS; FOOL; KNOWLEDGE; REVERENCE; WISDOM; YOUNG MEN
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