Proverbs 1:7 (WEB)
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Fathers and councils · 13
Irenaeus of Lyons
“Now, “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;” the sense of sin leads to repentance, and God bestows His compassion upon those who are penitent.” — editor's note: Prov. i. 7, Prov. ix. 10.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“…and, as it were, rudiments of the knowledge of God; for a man entering, as it were, upon this way first, and keeping it in the fear of God (as Solomon says, ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom’), then advancing upwards in his thoughts and perceiving the Framing Wisdom which is in the creation, will…” — editor's note: Prov. i. 7, LXX.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Now “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxi. 10; Ecclus. i. 14; Prov. i. 7.
Read the whole comment“Hear the Scripture: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”” — editor's note: Prov. i. 7; xv. 13.
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John Chrysostom
“…the virtuous man who hath the fear of God is more understanding than any; wherefore a wise man hath said, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” ( Prov. i. 7.)” — the author cites it
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Jerome
“Accordingly, while for the young the holy scripture makes fear the beginning of knowledge, it also tells us that “perfect love casteth out fear.”” — editor's note: Prov. i. 7.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“And what this is he tells us; the beginning of wisdom is fear.” — editor's note: Ib. i. 7 sq.
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Clement of Alexandria
“He everywhere interweaves fear, because “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of sense.”” — editor's note: Prov. i. 7.
Read the whole comment““But the ungodly despise wisdom and instruction,” saith the Scripture.” — editor's note: Prov. i. 7.
Read the whole comment“For “the fear of the Lord,” it is said, “is the beginning of wisdom.”” — editor's note: Prov. i. 7.
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Tertullian
“But where God is, there exists “the fear of God, which is the beginning of wisdom.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxi. 10; Prov. i. 7.
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Hippolytus of Rome
“The Creator (acted) from fear; (and) that is what, he says, Scripture affirms: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxi. 10; Prov. i. 7; ix. 10.
Read the whole comment“This, he says, is what has been declared: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”” — editor's note: Prov. i. 7.
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Cross-references · 24
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.7.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.7.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.7.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 15.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.7.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VII.14.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VII.14.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VII.14.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VII.14.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.7.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 15.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 15.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 15.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VII.14.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VII.14.
Cited together in The Refutation of All Heresies VI.27 and 2 other places.