Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
The beginning of wisdom is found in the temper of reverence and awe. The fear of the finite in the presence of the Infinite, of the sinful in the presence of the Holy (compare Job 42:5-6), this for the Israelite was the starting-point of all true wisdom. In the Book of Job 28:28 it appears as an oracle accompanied by the noblest poetry. In Psalms 111:10 it comes as the choral close of a temple hymn. Here it is the watchword of a true ethical education. This fear has no torment, and is compatible with child-like love. But this and not love is the "beginning of wisdom." Through successive stages and by the discipline of life, love blends with it and makes it perfect.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Proverbs 1:7:
Genesis 1:1
Job 1:1
Job 28:28
Psalms 19:9
Psalms 111:10
Proverbs 1:1
Proverbs 15:3
Isaiah 11:2
Isaiah 29:13
Acts 9:31
Romans 10:19
1 Peter 1:17
1 Peter 2:17
Revelation 11:18
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