Proverbs 1:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

Proverbs 1:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 1:78 words

HebrewMeaning

יִרְאַ֣תyirəʾat

fearnounH3374

dreadful · exceedingly

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

רֵאשִׁ֣יתrēʾšiyt

beginningnounH7225

chief · first(-fruits · part · time) ···

דָּ֑עַתdāʿat

cunningnounH1847

norantly · know · awares

חָכְמָ֥הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

וּ֝/מוּסָ֗רwmwsār

bondconjH4148

chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···

אֱוִילִ֥יםʾĕwiyliym

fooladjH191

בָּֽזוּbāzw

contemnverbH936

despise · utterly

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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