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Proverbs 15:33 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 15 · verse 33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.Proverbs 15:33 · King James Version
Proverbs 15:33 in context
31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
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Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- honourkâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- fearyirʼâhfearH3374 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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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 correction of wisdom;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary