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Psalm 111:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

8They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness.
9He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
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The fear of YHWH puts reverence at wisdom’s starting point, while doing his work ties understanding to the way a person lives.

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Proverbs 9:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.Both passages name the fear of the LORD as wisdom’s beginning and connect understanding with a life directed toward God.
Job 28:28To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”Both connect the fear of the Lord with wisdom and describe understanding through action.
Matthew 7:24“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.Both connect wisdom with doing: the psalm speaks of doing God’s work, and Jesus speaks of putting his words into practice.
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.Both place the fear of the LORD at the beginning, with Proverbs naming knowledge where the psalm names wisdom.
Deuteronomy 28:1It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the LORD your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you today, that the LORD …Both give weight to obedience to the LORD, though Deuteronomy addresses Israel’s standing among the nations.
Proverbs 3:4So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.Both speak of good understanding in relation to God, while Proverbs also names favor in the sight of others.
Ecclesiastes 12:13This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.Both join fearing God with obedient action, treating reverence as something expressed in how a person lives.
Psalm 34:11Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the LORD.Both make the fear of the LORD central to learning, whether as wisdom’s beginning or the subject of instruction.
Psalm 25:12What man is he who fears the LORD? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.Both connect fearing the LORD with learning how to live, through understanding in Psalm 111 and instruction in Psalm 25.
Acts 9:31So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the …Both describe the fear of the Lord as part of life with God, expressed in conduct.
Ephesians 5:17Therefore, don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.Both connect understanding with the Lord, with Ephesians urging knowledge of his will and the psalm commending those who do his work.
1 Samuel 12:24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.Both join the fear of the LORD with active service to him.
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Your pursuit of wisdom has a clear starting point: the fear of YHWH. Understanding belongs with doing his work, and the final words look beyond your efforts: “His praise endures forever!”

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