Proverbs 9:10

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisdome: and the knowledge of holy thinges, is vnderstanding.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.
  • Ps 111:10 : 10 The beginning of wysdome is the feare of God: all they haue a good vnderstanding that do his commaundements, the praise of it endureth for euer.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the conclusion of all thinges, Feare God, and kepe his commaundementes: for that toucheth all men.
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.
  • Prov 30:3 : 3 I neuer learned wisdome, nor had knowledge of holy thynges.
  • John 17:3 : 3 This is lyfe eternall, that they myght knowe thee, the only true God, & Iesus Christe whom thou hast sent.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou Solomon my sonne, knowe thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a pure heart and with a wyllyng minde: For the Lord searcheth al heartes, and vnderstandeth all the immaginations of thoughtes: And if thou seeke him, he wyll be founde of thee: but if thou forsake him, he wyll cast thee of for euer.
  • 1 John 5:20 : 20 We knowe that the sonne of God is come, & hath geuen vs a minde to know hym which is true: and we are in hym that is true, through his sonne Iesus Christe. This same is very God, and eternall lyfe.
  • Matt 11:27 : 27 All thinges are geuen vnto me of my father: And no man knoweth the sonne but the father, neither knoweth any man the father saue the sonne, and he to whomsoeuer the sonne wyll open him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:2-8
    7 verses
    87%

    2 To learne wisdome and instruction, & to perceaue the wordes of vnderstandyng,

    3 To receaue the instruction of wisdome, iustice, iudgement, and equitie:

    4 To geue wyt vnto the simple, and that the young men myght haue knowledge and vnderstandyng.

    5 The wise man wyll geue eare, and wyll come by more wisdome, and he that is endued with vnderstanding shal attayne vnto wise counsayles.

    6 To vnderstande a parable, and the interpretation therof, the wordes of the wise, and their darke speaches.

    7 The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of knowledge: but fooles dispise wisdome and instruction.

    8 My sonne, heare thy fathers doctrine, & forsake not the lawe of thy mother:

  • Ps 111:10
    86%

    10 The beginning of wysdome is the feare of God: all they haue a good vnderstanding that do his commaundements, the praise of it endureth for euer.

  • Prov 2:5-6
    2 verses
    84%

    5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.

    6 For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.

  • Job 28:28
    80%

    28 And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 9:9
    79%

    9 Geue a discrete man but an occasion, and he wyll be the wyser: teache a righteous man, and he wyll encrease in knowledge.

  • Prov 15:33
    78%

    33 The feare of the Lorde is the ryght science of wisdome, and lowlynesse goeth before honour.

  • Prov 8:12-14
    3 verses
    78%

    12 I wysdome dwell with counsell, and finde out knowledge and vnderstanding.

    13 The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wickednes, pryde, disdayne, and the euil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked thinges I vtterly abhorre.

    14 Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

  • Isa 33:6
    76%

    6 And a sure stablishyng of thy tymes, shalbe strength, health, wisdome, and knowledge: and the very feare of the Lorde shalbe the treasure of it.

  • Prov 14:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are vnder a sure defence.

    27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.

  • Prov 4:7
    75%

    7 The chiefe poynt of wysdome, is to possesse wysdome: and before all thy goodes to get thee vnderstanding.

  • Prov 2:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9 Then shalt thou vnderstande righteousnesse, and iudgement, and equitie, yea and euery good path.

    10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and thy soule deliteth in knowledge:

    11 Then shall counsayle preserue thee, and vnderstandyng shall kepe thee,

  • Prov 9:11
    74%

    11 For thorowe me thy dayes shalbe prolonged, and the yeres of thy life shall be many.

  • Prov 19:23
    74%

    23 The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe: and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousnesse without visitation of any plague.

  • Prov 16:22
    74%

    22 Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it: as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse.

  • Ps 34:11
    74%

    11 Come ye chyldren and hearken vnto me: I will teache you the feare of God.

  • Ps 19:9
    74%

    9 The feare of God is sincere, & endureth for euer: the iudgementes of God are trueth, they be iust in all poyntes.

  • Prov 22:4
    73%

    4 By humilitie and the feare of the Lorde, commeth riches, honour, and life.

  • Prov 3:7
    73%

    7 Be not wise in thine owne conceipt: but feare the Lorde, and depart from euyll:

  • Prov 3:13
    73%

    13 Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

  • Prov 8:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 They are all playne to suche as wyll vnderstande, and right to them that finde knowledge.

    10 Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:

  • Eccl 1:18
    73%

    18 For where much wisdome is, there is also great trauayle and disquietnesse: and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care.

  • Prov 18:15
    73%

    15 A wise heart possesseth knowledge, & a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding.

  • Prov 10:27
    73%

    27 The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.

  • Prov 3:19
    72%

    19 With wysdome hath the Lorde layde the foundation of the earth, and thorow vnderstanding hath he stablished the heauens.

  • Prov 1:29
    72%

    29 And that because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the feare of the Lorde,

  • Prov 14:16
    72%

    16 A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

  • Prov 30:3
    72%

    3 I neuer learned wisdome, nor had knowledge of holy thynges.

  • Job 12:12
    72%

    12 Among olde persons there is wysedome, and in age is vnderstanding.

  • Prov 14:8
    71%

    8 The wisdome of the circumspect man, is to vnderstande his way: but the foolishnesse of the vnwise, deceaueth.

  • Eccl 7:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18 It is good for thee to take holde of this, and not to let that go out of thy hande: For he that feareth God, commeth foorth with them all.

    19 Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse, then ten mightie men of the citie.

  • Prov 10:14
    71%

    14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction.

  • Prov 13:14
    71%

    14 The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death.

  • Eccl 7:12
    71%

    12 For wysdome defendeth aswell as money, and the excellent knowledge & wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hath it in possession.

  • Ps 2:11
    71%

    11 Serue ye God in feare: and reioyce ye with a trembling.

  • Job 28:20
    71%

    20 Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

  • Prov 14:33
    71%

    33 Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.