According to Proverbs 1:7, what is the 'beginning of knowledge' that fools despise?
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: The fear of the Lord
Proverbs 1:7 establishes that the fear of the Lord is the foundational starting point for true knowledge. Fools are characterized by their rejection of this reverence and their disdain for wisdom and instruction.
Keep practicing
More Wise vs Foolish questions
- In Psalm 1, the blessed man is compared to a tree planted by streams of water. What is the wicked/foolish person compared to?
- According to Proverbs 12:15, what is the primary difference between how a fool and a wise man view their own way?
- Psalm 14:1 and Psalm 53:1 both begin with the same statement about the 'fool.' What is it?
- Proverbs 14:1 states that a wise woman builds her house, but what does a foolish woman do?
- According to Proverbs 29:11, how does a wise person handle their 'spirit' or anger differently than a fool?
- In Proverbs 6, the sluggard (a type of fool) is told to observe which creature to learn wisdom?