What It Means to Have “The Fear of the Lord”

Fear of the Lord

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

Proverbs 1:7

What do you fear? The word “fear” can mean “scared” or “afraid”. Maybe you fear spiders or snakes, being attacked in the middle of the night; maybe you fear loneliness or isolation. There are many different things people are afraid of. I fear getting in a fight. I don’t want to get punched or hit. But when the Bible talks about “fearing the Lord”, is it referring to this same kind of fear? 

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