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Fear of the Lord
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom."
(Proverbs 1:7a, SENT)

If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, what then is the end of wisdom? In this topical devotional, J. Webb Mealy discusses the fear of the Lord and the meaning of Proverbs 1:7a. He suggests that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but not the end of wisdom. To him, the end of wisdom (its goal and aim) is not to fear God, but to fear what God fears.

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