Psalms 111:10

The fear of the Lord is where wisdom begins, and those who obey Him gain understanding. Reverent obedience is the path to true wisdom.

Cross-references · 21

• Prov 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
• Prov 9:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
• Job 28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
• Eccl 12:13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
• Deut 4:6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
• John 5:44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
• Matt 25:23His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
• John 13:17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
• Matt 25:21His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
• 2 Cor 4:17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
• Rom 2:7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
• Prov 3:4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
• Ps 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
• 1 Cor 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
• Rev 22:14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
• Josh 1:7–8Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
• Rom 2:29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
• John 12:43For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
• 2 Tim 3:15–17And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Pet 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
• Ps 145:2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

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