11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
- KJV King James Version
- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Fear of YHWH [is the] beginning of knowledge, || Fools have despised wisdom and instruction!
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Honoring the Lord is where true knowledge begins, but fools treat wisdom and good advice with contempt.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Fear of Jehovah [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
- DBY Darby Translation
- The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| יִרְאַ֣ת | yir·’aṯ | The fear | H3374 יִרְאָה fear |
| יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| רֵאשִׁ֣ית | rê·šîṯ | [is] the beginning | H7225 רֵאשִׁית first: beginning |
| דָּ֑עַת | dā·‘aṯ | of knowledge | H1847 דַּ֫עַת knowledge |
| חָכְמָ֥ה | ḥāḵ·māh | wisdom | H2451 חׇכְמָה wisdom |
| וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר | ū·mū·sār | and discipline | H4148 מוּסָר discipline |
| אֱוִילִ֥ים | ’ĕ·wî·lîm | [but] fools | H191 אֱוִיל fool(ish) |
| בָּֽזוּ׃פ | bā·zū | despise | H936 בּוּז to despise |
Related verses
- Job 28:28
To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”
- Proverbs 9:10
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- Psalm 111:10–112:1
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever! Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments. …
- Ecclesiastes 12:13
This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
- Proverbs 15:33
The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
- Proverbs 18:2
A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.
- Proverbs 1:22
“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 1:29–30
because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh. They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
- Romans 1:28
Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
- Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
6 to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
7 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:
9 for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
Read all of Proverbs 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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