Posted by Jeff Short on June 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
– Proverbs 14:27
Those who
fear the Lord are in the way of wisdom (Proverbs 1:7). The
fountain refers to a naturally flowing water supply. It is a source that is perpetually fresh. So, the fear of the Lord gives
life and refreshment continually to those who have it (Proverbs 22:4). Right fear will keep you from the
snares of death (Proverbs 2:10-18; 22:5). Proverbs in this vein illustrate the spiritual nature of wisdom in Proverbs and the seriousness of the subject.
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Posted by Jeff Short on June 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
– Proverbs 14:26
Proverbs begins with the “fear of the Lord” as “the beginning of knowledge” (Proverbs 1:7).
Confidence and security are particular blessings of that fear in this proverb. We are urged not to misplace our fear, but to put it in the Lord and we will have refuge (Proverbs 3:25-26; 18:10). The second phrase indicates a legacy left by the man who fears the Lord (Proverbs 13:22; 20:7).
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Posted by Jeff Short on May 18, 2017 · Leave a Comment
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
– Proverbs 14:2
Fearing the Lord produces uprightness in our walk. The word for
uprightness means straight and has obvious moral implications. Walking in uprightness means departing from evil (Proverbs 16:17) and it is more valuable than earthly riches (Proverbs 28:6). In the contrast, despising the Lord produces perversity. The word for
perverse means crooked, or to turn aside. In the context, it is a departing from the upright way in the fear of the Lord. Because they do not fear the Lord, they despise wisdom and instruction that comes from him (Proverbs 1:7) and they hate knowledge (Proverbs 1:29). Because they do not fear the Lord, they do not depart from evil but rather pursue it (Proverbs 3:7; 16:6).
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Posted by Jeff Short on January 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
– Proverbs 9:10
The
beginning, or commencement, of wisdom is the reverent fear of God. This is thematic in Proverbs (Proverbs 1:7) and is taught elsewhere as well (Psalm 111:10). Wisdom is to hate evil and through the fear of the Lord we depart from it (Proverbs 8:13; 16:6). Holy fear leads to satisfaction and contentment (Proverbs 19:23). It brings us to safety and blessing (Proverbs 29:25; 28:14).
The holy is interpreted variously by commentators and scholars. The Hebrew word is in the plural and is a term applied to God, angels, and saints. From the context, it seems sensible to understand it as referring to God here so that you have both the fear and the knowledge of God to be wisdom and understanding.
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Proverbs 14:27
Posted by Jeff Short on June 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Those who fear the Lord are in the way of wisdom (Proverbs 1:7). The fountain refers to a naturally flowing water supply. It is a source that is perpetually fresh. So, the fear of the Lord gives life and refreshment continually to those who have it (Proverbs 22:4). Right fear will keep you from the snares of death (Proverbs 2:10-18; 22:5). Proverbs in this vein illustrate the spiritual nature of wisdom in Proverbs and the seriousness of the subject.– Proverbs 14:27
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