Proverbs 9:10

“The fear of the Lord [is] the beginning of wisdom, etc.] This shows who the wise men are, and in what true wisdom lies; no man is wise till he fears the Lord, and he that does so is a wise man, at least then he begins to be one; this is the principal part of wisdom, (<200107>Proverbs 1:7); and is at the first of it; it is the beginning of grace; it is the first act of wisdom, or grace; or which appears as soon as a man is converted and caused to know wisdom in the hidden part; as repentance, faith, and love, quickly show themselves in one act or another, so does the fear of God; for the former are never without the latter; for fear is an awe and reverence of the divine Being, joined with…”

“(Compare Pro 1:7). of the holy--literally, "holies," persons or things, or both. This knowledge gives right perception.”

“The holy - The word in the Hebrew is plural, agreeing, probably, with אלהים 'elohı̂ym understood (so in Proverbs 30:3). The knowledge of the Most Holy One stands as the counterpart to the fear of Yahweh. return to 'Top of Page'”

“9:10-12 Fear of the Lord: See study note on 1:7.”

“The fear: Pro 1:7; Job 28:28; Psa 111:10; Ecc 12:13 the knowledge: Pro 2:5, Pro 30:3; Ch1 28:9; Mat 11:27; Joh 17:3; Jo1 5:20 Proverbs 9:11”

“These words naturally follow: 10 "The beginning of wisdom is the fear of Jahve, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." This is the highest principle of the Chokma, which stands ( Pro 1:7) as a motto at the beginning of the Book of Proverbs. The lxx translate ראשׁית there ( Pro 1:7), and תּחלּת here, by ἀρχή. Gusset distinguishes the two synonyms as pars optima and primus actus; but the former denotes the fear of God as that which stands in the uppermost place, to which all that Wisdom accomplishes subordinates itself; the latter as that which begins wisdom, that which it proposes to itself in its course. With יהוה is interchanged, Pro 2:5, אלהים, as here קדושׁים, as the…”