Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
*The feare of the LORD is the beginning of wisedome: and the knowledge of the holy is vnderstanding.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceIob.28.28. psal.111.10. chap. 1.7.
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- Psalms 111:10Rank 1 from verse 10
- Proverbs 1:7Rank 3 from verse 10
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- 1 John 5:20Rank 6 from verse 10
20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an 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.
20And we know that the Sonne of God is come, and hath giuen vs an vnderstanding that wee may know him that is true: and wee are in him that is true, euen in his Sonne Iesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternall life.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9Rank 8 from verse 10
9¶ And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth 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.
9¶ *And thou, Solomon my sonne, know thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a perfite heart, and with a willing minde: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and vnderstandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seeke him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for euer.
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- Matthew 11:27Rank 10 from verse 10
27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
27*All things are deliuered vnto me of my father: and no man knoweth the sonne but the father: *neither knoweth any man the father, saue the sonne, and hee to whomsoeuer the sonne will reueile him.
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Proverbs 9:10
1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The start, first part, or earliest point in time, order, or action.
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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.
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Understanding or awareness gained by knowing; recognition; what is known.
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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.
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understanding
1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.
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9:9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
9:9Giue instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a iust man, and he will increase in learning.
9:10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
9:10*The feare of the LORD is the beginning of wisedome: and the knowledge of the holy is vnderstanding.
Selected passage9:11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
9:11*For by me thy dayes shall be multiplied: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe increased.