Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom,.... It is "the beginning of wisdom", Pro 9:10; it leads unto it, instructs a man in it; by means of it he attains to true spiritual and evangelical…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
The instruction of wisdom - i. e., The discipline that leads to wisdom.
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
See here how much it is our interest, as well as duty, 1. To submit to our God, and keep up a reverence for him: The fear of the Lord, as it is the beginning of wisdom, so it is the instruction and…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
of wisdom See Pro 15:15, note.
before honour&c. Comp. Mat 23:12; Luk 14:11; Luk 18:14.
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