Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Job 28:28

“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom,
And before honor comes humility.

Psalm 111:10-1

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.

Proverbs 1:22

“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:29-30

Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 5:12-13

And you say, “How I have hated instruction!
And my heart spurned reproof!

Proverbs 15:5

A fool rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who regards reproof is sensible.

Proverbs 18:2

A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his own mind.

John 3:18-21

He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Romans 1:28

And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

General references

Bible References

But

Proverbs 1:22
“How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 5:12
And you say, “How I have hated instruction!
And my heart spurned reproof!
Proverbs 15:5
A fool rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who regards reproof is sensible.
Proverbs 18:2
A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his own mind.
John 3:18
He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Romans 1:28
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,

General references

Deuteronomy 32:28
For they are a nation lacking in counsel,
And there is no understanding in them.

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