King James Version

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

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יִרְאַ֣תyiratfearיִרְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מוּסַ֣רmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “chastisement”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.חָכְמָ֑הchakhemahwisdomחׇכְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.וְלִפְנֵ֖יvelifneand to a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the 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.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…כָב֣וֹדkhavodgloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “glorious”, the ordinary formH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).עֲנָוָֽהanavahgentlenessעֲנָוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “gentleness”, the ordinary formH6038condescension, human and subjective (modesty), or divine and objective (clemency)gentleness, humility, meekness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour goeth humility.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor goeth humility.

Young’s Literal Translation

The fear of Jehovah [is] the instruction of wisdom, And before honour [is] humility!

World English Bible

The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

Darby Translation

The fear of Jehovah is the discipline of wisdom, and before honour [goeth] humility.

Douay-Rheims

The fear of the Lord is the lesson of wisdom: and humility goeth before glory.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour goeth humility.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The fear of the Lord is instruction and wisdom; and the highest honour will correspond therewith.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φόβος Κυρίου παιδεία καὶ σοφία, καὶ ἀρχὴ δόξης ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτῇ.