Proverbs 9:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.
  • Prov 30:3 : 3 I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One.
  • John 17:3 : 3 And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, get knowledge of the God of your father, and be his servant with a true heart and with a strong desire, for the Lord is the searcher of all hearts, and has knowledge of all the designs of men's thoughts; if you make search for him, he will be near you; but if you are turned away from him, he will give you up for ever.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see 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.
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:2-8
    7 verses
    87%

    2 To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

    3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

    4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

    5 (The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

    6 To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

    7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

    8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Ps 111:10
    86%

    10 The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    84%

    5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

    6 For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

  • Job 28:28
    80%

    28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • Prov 9:9
    79%

    9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

  • Prov 15:33
    78%

    33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

  • Prov 8:12-14
    3 verses
    78%

    12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

    14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

  • Isa 33:6
    76%

    6 And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.

  • Prov 14:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

    27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

  • Prov 4:7
    75%

    7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

  • Prov 2:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9 Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

    10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

    11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

  • Prov 9:11
    74%

    11 For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

  • Prov 19:23
    74%

    23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Prov 16:22
    74%

    22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

  • Ps 34:11
    74%

    11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

  • Ps 19:9
    74%

    9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

  • Prov 22:4
    73%

    4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

  • Prov 3:7
    73%

    7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

  • Prov 3:13
    73%

    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

  • Prov 8:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

    10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

  • Eccl 1:18
    73%

    18 Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.

  • Prov 18:15
    73%

    15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

  • Prov 10:27
    73%

    27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

  • Prov 3:19
    72%

    19 The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

  • Prov 1:29
    72%

    29 For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

  • Prov 14:16
    72%

    16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Prov 30:3
    72%

    3 I have not got wisdom by teaching, so that I might have the knowledge of the Holy One.

  • Job 12:12
    72%

    12 Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge.

  • Prov 14:8
    71%

    8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Eccl 7:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

    19 Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

  • Prov 10:14
    71%

    14 Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

  • Prov 13:14
    71%

    14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

  • Eccl 7:12
    71%

    12 Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.

  • Ps 2:11
    71%

    11 Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

  • Job 28:20
    71%

    20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

  • Prov 14:33
    71%

    33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.