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Selected Verse: Proverbs 1:29 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 1:29 |
Strong Concordance |
For that they hated [08130] knowledge [01847], and did not choose [0977] the fear [03374] of the LORD [03068]: |
| |
King James |
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| The sinner's infatuated rejection brings his ruin. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| This is no arbitrary sentence. The fault was all along their own. The fruit of their own ways is death. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
fear
Also; (Pro 1:7).
(See Scofield) - (Psa 19:9). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Knowledge - The practical knowledge of God and of their duty. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| They hated knowledge - This argues the deepest degree of intellectual and moral depravity. |
9 The fear [03374] of the LORD [03068] is clean [02889], enduring [05975] for ever [05703]: the judgments [04941] of the LORD [03068] are true [0571] and righteous [06663] altogether [03162].
7 The fear [03374] of the LORD [03068] is the beginning [07225] of knowledge [01847]: but fools [0191] despise [0936] wisdom [02451] and instruction [04148].