God of whom we should be afraid if we rise up against Him and His ways. But that is not primarily the “fear” that Proverbs is talking about. To fear God is to reverence Him, to have a sense of awe before Him, and to humble ourselves before Him in all things; to understand that He is the final authority, the ultimate source knowledge and wisdom. When we come to God, we come to believe that whatever He says is what we should believe, accept, and act upon: “God said it, I believe it, and that settles