
Developing The Fear Of The LORD
Text: Proverbs 9:10 Introduction: Proverbs 9:10 says: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Basically, this verse teaches that the fear of God is fundamental to true wisdom. All other types of learning are useless unless they are built on the knowledge of the Lord himself. Many other passages speak of the fear of the Lord (for instance, we can see it in Psalm 111: 10, Proverbs 1: 7, 14:27, 15:33). Before we can understand how fear of the Lord leads to wisdom, we need to define what