Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

General references

Bible References

Fear

Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 8:13
To fear the Lord is to hate evil.
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.
Job 28:28
He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”
Psalm 34:11
Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow His instructions have good insight.
His praise endures forever.

And

Proverbs 18:12
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 25:6
Don’t brag about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
Proverbs 29:23
A person’s pride will humble him,
but a humble spirit will gain honor.
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Philippians 2:5
Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus,
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
1 Peter 5:5
In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.

General references

Matthew 23:12
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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