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Proverbs 9:10

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9:10The beginning23 of wisdom is to fear the Lord,24

and acknowledging25 the Holy One26 is understanding.

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Footnotes

  1. 23 The difference between תְּחִלַּת (tékhillat) here and רֵאשִׁית (re’shit) of 1:7, if there is any substantial difference, is that this term refers to the starting point of wisdom, and the earlier one indicates the primary place of wisdom (K&D 16:202).
  2. 24 Heb “fear of the Lord.”
  3. 25 Heb “knowledge of the Holy One” (so , , , , ).
  4. 26 The word is in the plural in the Hebrew (literally “holy ones”; “the holy”). It was translated “holy men” in . But it probably was meant to signify the majestic nature of the Lord. As J. H. Greenstone says, he is “all-holy” (Proverbs, 94). This is an example of the plural of majesty, one of the honorific uses of the plural (see §7.4.3b).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

NLTNew Living Translation

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.

Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh,

and knowledge of the Holy One, insight.

KJV 1900King James Version

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:

And the knowledge of the holy is understanding.