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The fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהוָהis the beginningרֵאשִׁיתof knowledge;דָּעַתwisdomחָכְמָהand correctionוּמוּסָרfoolsאֱוִילִיםdespise.בָּזוּ
Proverbs 1:7
Study it in the app“The fear of YHWH is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and correction fools despise.”
Knowledge begins with the fear of YHWH; fools despise wisdom and correctionWisdom
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 1:7, word by word
- The fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is the beginningרֵאשִׁיתreshit
beginning
The beginning: "in the beginning".
Where else “reshit” appears- of knowledgeדָּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- and correctionמוּסָרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- foolsאֱוִילִיםevilim
fool
A fool: one who will not learn or accept correction. It does not speak of a lack of intelligence but of an attitude toward life and toward God.
Where else “evilim” appears- despiseבָּזוּbazu
despise
To despise, to think little of; to treat something or someone as worthless.
Where else “bazu” appears
The context
6to understand a proverb and a figurative saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 · This verse (above)
8Hear, my son, the correction of your father, and do not abandon the instruction of your mother;