The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of knowledge,.... Here properly the book begins, and this is the first of the proverbs, and an excellent one; it is such an one as is not to be found in all the writings of the Heathens.
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Proverbs 1:7
Proverbs 1:7
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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