Being wise begins with knowing God.

智慧始于认识神。

The fear of the Lord is the most basic idea related to wisdom and is the key to understanding it. The Book of Proverbs especially teaches us that the fear of the Lord is inextricably linked to wisdom: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Prov. 1:7). Knowledge, wisdom, instruction, and understanding are often used as synonyms in Proverbs. The link between fear of the Lord and wisdom is also evident in Proverbs 9:10: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Since wisdom and understanding are parallel, so are the fear of the Lord and knowledge of the Holy One. To know God and to fear God are one and the same.

敬畏主是与智慧相关联的最基本的理念，也是理解智慧的关键。箴言书特别教导我们，敬畏主与智慧密不可分地连在一起：“敬畏耶和华是知识的开端，愚妄人藐视智慧和训诲”（箴1：7）。知识，智慧，训诲，聪明，在箴言书中常被用作同义词。敬畏主与智慧之间的关联在箴言9：10也可见一斑：“敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端，认识至圣者便是聪明。”由于智慧和聪明是平行的，因此敬畏耶和华和认识至圣者也是平行的。认识神和敬畏神完全是一回事。

What does it mean to fear God? It’s a reverential trust, or simply another way of describing saving faith. We begin to be wise when we revere God and trust in Him. When an Old Testament saint wanted to evangelize, he might have said, “Fear God!”

敬畏神意味着什么？它意味着充满崇敬的信赖，或只是描述得救信心的另一种方式。当我们敬畏神并信赖祂，我们开始有智慧。当一位旧约的圣徒想要传福音，他可能会说：“敬畏神吧！”

When you read in the Bible of people fearing God or that fearing God is linked to wisdom, that means a person can’t even begin to be wise until he is first converted. Fearing God is the initiation of a life of faith. As long as a person has only human wisdom, he can’t know God or true wisdom.

当你在圣经中读到，关于人们敬畏神或此种敬畏与智慧相连，这意味着，一个人除非先转换信仰相信神，否则他甚至不能开始有智慧。敬畏神是信仰生命的开始。如果人仅仅拥有人类的智慧，他无法认识神或真正的智慧。

The fear of the Lord is your entrance to wisdom. It will prolong your life, fulfill your life, enrich your life—it is your life (cf. Prov. 10:27; 14:27). It will open the continual flow of God’s wisdom to you. The significance of everything is tied to the wisdom of God, which alone will give you proper values, guidance, instruction, and perspective in life. Apply His wisdom to your life daily, and enjoy all the benefits that wisdom has to offer.

敬畏神是通往智慧的入口。它会延长你的生命，充满你的生命，丰富你的生命—它就是你的生命（参箴10：27；14：27）。它会向你打开神绵绵不断的智慧清流。每样事物的意义都依赖于神的智慧，唯独神的智慧会给你正确的价值观，引导，训诲，与生活的视角。每日应用祂的智慧于你的生活，并享受智慧所提供的一切恩惠。

Praise God for His wisdom by which you are so abundantly blessed.

为神的智慧赞美神，靠祂的智慧你得到如此丰富的祝福。

God’s wisdom enriches our life and gives us proper values and instruction. Read Proverbs 10:1-12, and notice how that is so.

神的智慧充实我们的生命，并给予我们正确的价值观和训诲。请阅读箴言书10：1-12，并留意如何会这样。