Verse 7

The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
  • Prov 9:10 : 10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisdome: and before honour, goeth humilitie.
  • Prov 18:2 : 2 A foole hath no delite in vnderstanding: but that his heart may be discouered.
  • Ps 111:10-112:1 : 10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord: all they that obserue them, haue good vnderstanding: his praise endureth for euer. 1 Prayse ye the Lord. Blessed is the man, that feareth the Lord, and deliteth greatly in his commandements.
  • Prov 1:22 : 22 O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?
  • Prov 1:29-30 : 29 Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord. 30 They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.
  • Prov 5:12-13 : 12 And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction! 13 And haue not obeied the voyce of them that taught mee, nor enclined mine eare to them that instructed me!
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.
  • John 3:18-21 : 18 Hee that beleeueth in him, is not condemned: but hee that beleeueth not, is condemned already, because he hath not beleeued in the Name of that onely begotten Sonne of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that that light came into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then that light, because their deedes were euill. 20 For euery man that euill doeth, hateth the light, neither commeth to light, least his deedes should be reprooued. 21 But he that doeth trueth, commeth to the light, that his deedes might bee made manifest, that they are wrought according to God.
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 For as they regarded not to acknowledge God, euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient,