Proverbs 9:10
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,.... This shows who the wise men are, and in what true wisdom lies; no…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The holy - The word in the Hebrew is plural, agreeing, probably, with אלהים 'elohı̂ym understood (so in Pro 30:3). The…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 9:1-12
Wisdom is here introduced as a magnificent and munificent queen, very great and very generous; that Word of God is this…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the beginning of wisdom See Pro 1:7, note, where however the Heb. word for "beginning" is different. Between the…
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