Psalm 111:10, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 9:10, Ecclesiastes 12:9-14

ר Resh

¹⁰The ¹^,^afear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom;^bGood insight belongs to all those who do ²His commandments;His ^cpraise stands forever.

⁷^aThe fear of ¹Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;²Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline.

¹⁰The ^afear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom,And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Fear God and Keep His Commandments

⁹In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out, and ¹arranged ^amany proverbs. ¹⁰The Preacher sought to find ^adelightful words and ^bwords of truth written uprightly.

¹¹The ^awords of wise men are like ^bgoads, and masters of these collections are like ¹well-driven ^cnails; they are given by one Shepherd. ¹²But in addition to this, my son, be warned: the making of ^amany books is endless, and much ^bdevotion to books is wearying to the flesh.

¹³The end of the matter, all that has been heard: ^afear God and ^bkeep His commandments, because this is the end of the matter for ^call mankind. ¹⁴For ^aGod will bring every work to judgment, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.