The fear of the
LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour
is humility.
The feare of the Lord is the inſtruction of wiſedome; and * before honour is humilitie.
חׇכְמָה , feminine noun, hokhma — wisdom (value 73)
H2451,
חׇכְמָה chokmâh, khok-maw'; from H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):—skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.wisdom
skill (in war)
wisdom (in administration)
shrewdness, wisdom
wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs)
wisdom (ethical and religious)
Used in 141 Verses, 14 Books 149 Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517 Occurrence Count
יִרְאָה , feminine noun, yirʾa — a fear (value 216)
H3374,
יִרְאָה yirʼâh, yir-aw'; feminine of H3373; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence:—× dreadful, × exceedingly, fear(-fulness).fear, terror, fearing
fear, terror
awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear)
fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety
revered
Used in 42 Verses, 12 Books 42 Occurrence Count
כָּבוֹד , masculine noun, kavod — glorious (value 32)
H3519,
כָּבוֹד kâbôwd, kaw-bode'; rarely כָּבֹד kâbôd; from H3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness:—glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).glory, honour, glorious, abundance
abundance, riches
honour, splendour, glory
honour, dignity
honour, reputation
honour, reverence, glory
glory
Used in 189 Verses, 27 Books 199 Occurrence Count
מוּסָר , masculine noun, musar — discipline, chastening, correction (value 306)
H4148,
מוּסָר mûwçâr, moo-sawr'; from H3256; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint:—bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.discipline, chastening, correction
discipline, correction
chastening
Used in 50 Verses, 9 Books 50 Occurrence Count
עֲנָוָה , feminine noun, ʿanava — humility (value 131)
H6038,
עֲנָוָה ʻănâvâh, an-aw-vaw'; from H6035; condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency):—gentleness, humility, meekness.Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4 Occurrence Count
פָּנִים , masculine noun, paniym — face, faces (value 180)
H6440,
פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):— accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, prospect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.face
face, faces
presence, person
face (of seraphim or cherubim)
face (of animals)
face, surface (of ground)
as adv of loc/temp
before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before
with prep
in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
Used in 1891 Verses, 38 Books 2118 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 15:33Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מוּסַ֣ר חָכְמָ֑ה וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃ |
| Verse #16841 (Ch. #643) — 7 words, 29 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| The fear |
H3374yirʾa |
יִרְאָה |
216 |
| of the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| is the instruction |
H4148musar |
מוּסָר |
306 |
| of wisdom; |
H2451hokhma |
חׇכְמָה |
73 |
| and before |
H6440paniym |
פָּנִים |
180 |
| honour |
H3519kavod |
כָּבוֹד |
32 |
| is humility. |
H6038ʿanava |
עֲנָוָה |
131 |
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