Prov 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 1:7
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Just as the force of the current in a flowing stream of water washes away all obstacles in its paths so to; the fear of God will remove all the snares of death from a person.
The fear of God warns a person to turn away from sins and transgression which are the snares of death. Fear of God results in wisdom, through which a person can attain eternal life. Needless to say if the snares of death are removed, then certainly the fear of God will protect one from lesser pitfalls and obstacles as well.
If there is any weakness in a building’s foundation, the slightest stress will place the entire structure in danger of collapse. So, too, if a person is weak, even the slightest doubt will confuse him causing his faith to collapse and overturn his entire belief system.
Fear of God is the belief in Him and the questioning acceptance and fulfillment of His dictates. Shnas-chayim regards this statement as the motive for proper conduct.
To know about God and as a result of this knowledge to subordinate ourselves to Him is what is meant by the Fear of God, and the beginning of all knowledge.
One who lacks fear of God and does not worry about avoiding sin will not attain wisdom even after repeated study. His success in attaining correction is unimportant to him. Let him not become frustrated by the over-whelming effort needed. Let him rather continue to apply himself ever so diligently ….until slowly but steadily he attains it.
The people who lack fear of God, these people are doubtors, skeptical about wisdom and fear of God. Their skepticism does not allow them to accept teachings of wisdom and discipline, which are predicted on recognition and fear of God and which allow man to be open and responsive to His wisdom.
The fear of God will increase days, someone who fears God will merit additional days of life beyond those normally allotted to him, for Divine Providence will protect him from happenings that would have caused his death, but the wicked ones their years will be shortened. (Prov 10:27-28)
Taken from Book of Proverbs - Artscroll
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