Proverbs 9:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.
Eccl 12:13 : 13 This is the end of the matter; all hath been heard: fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
Prov 2:5 : 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
Prov 30:3 : 3 And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
John 17:3 : 3 And this is life eternal, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou didst send, [even] Jesus Christ.
1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knows the Son, save the Father; neither does any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomever the Son willeth to reveal him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 1:2-8
7 verses
87%
2To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;
3To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;
4To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:
5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
6To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Ps 111:10
86%
10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: His praise endureth for ever.
Prov 2:5-6
2 verses
84%
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:
Job 28:28
80%
28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
Prov 9:9
79%
9Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Prov 15:33
78%
33The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor [goeth] humility.
Prov 8:12-14
3 verses
78%
12I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.
13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
Isa 33:6
76%
6And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.
Prov 14:26-27
2 verses
76%
26In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.
27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
Prov 4:7
75%
7Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
Prov 2:9-11
3 verses
75%
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
Prov 9:11
74%
11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.
Prov 19:23
74%
23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.
Prov 16:22
74%
22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
Ps 34:11
74%
11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
Ps 19:9
74%
9The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, [and] righteous altogether.
Prov 22:4
73%
4The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah [Is] riches, and honor, and life.
Prov 3:7
73%
7Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
Prov 3:13
73%
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
Prov 8:9-10
2 verses
73%
9They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
Eccl 1:18
73%
18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Prov 18:15
73%
15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Prov 10:27
73%
27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Prov 3:19
72%
19Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.
Prov 1:29
72%
29For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:
Prov 14:16
72%
16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
Prov 30:3
72%
3And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.
Job 12:12
72%
12With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.
Prov 14:8
71%
8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
Eccl 7:18-19
2 verses
71%
18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all.
19Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Prov 10:14
71%
14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Prov 13:14
71%
14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
Eccl 7:12
71%
12For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.
Ps 2:11
71%
11Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Job 28:20
71%
20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Prov 14:33
71%
33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.