02/02/2020

Gaining, Receiving, Giving, Listening, Understanding and The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge

Preacher:
Series:
Passage: Proverbs 1:1-7
Service Type:

Gaining (v2)
Receiving (v3)
Giving (v4)
Listening (v5)
Understanding (v6)
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge (v7)

Proverbs 1:1-7 New International Version (NIV)

Purpose and Theme

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

for gaining wisdom and instruction;
    for understanding words of insight;
for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;
for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a]
    knowledge and discretion to the young—
let the wise listen and add to their learning,
    and let the discerning get guidance—
for understanding proverbs and parables,
    the sayings and riddles of the wise.[b]

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[c] despise wisdom and instruction.

Footnotes:

[a] Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.

[b] Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles

[c] Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

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