Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

This is one of the most famous statement. The first step to be wise is to fear the Lord. Everything has a beginning; knowledge begins with fear of the Lord.

Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.

We have only two choices either to fear Him or not to fear Him. What happens if we choose not to fear Him. Proverbs 1:29-31 29 since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord. Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.

Application

Think about times when we despised wisdom and instruction and the consequences because of that. Thank God for keeping us safe.