Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
King James Version
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Holman Bible
and the knowledge of the Holy One
International Standard Version
The fear of the LORD is where wisdom begins, and knowing holiness demonstrates understanding.
A Conservative Version
The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.
American Standard Version
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Amplified
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence],
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.
Bible in Basic English
The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind
Darby Translation
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.
Julia Smith Translation
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, and the knowledge of the holy ones is understanding.
King James 2000
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh, and knowledge of the Holy One, insight.
Modern King James verseion
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of holy things is understanding.
NET Bible
The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.
New Heart English Bible
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
The Emphasized Bible
The beginning of wisdom, is the reverence of Yahweh, and, the knowledge of the Holy, is understanding;
Webster
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
World English Bible
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Youngs Literal Translation
The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.
Themes
Instruction » The time when the wise are instructed
Knowledge » What is the beginning of knowledge
Reproof » Those that reprove a scorner
Scorn » Those that reprove a scorner
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 9:10
Images Proverbs 9:10
Prayers for Proverbs 9:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolishness' Banquet
9
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
10
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and chastening.
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, that the fear of the Lord, is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalm 111:10
Resh The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; Schin A good understanding have all those that do his will; Tau His praise endures for ever.
Proverbs 30:3
I neither learned wisdom nor have the knowledge of the holy.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Proverbs 2:5
then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The conclusion of the entire sermon is heard: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole happiness of man.
Matthew 11:27
All things are delivered unto me of my Father, and no one has known the Son but the Father, neither has anyone known the Father except the Son and he unto whom the Son will reveal him.
John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
1 John 5:20
But we know that the Son of God is come and has given us understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.