'The fear of Jehovah' — the motto and refrain of Proverbs: 'the beginning of knowledge' (1:7), 'the beginning of wisdom' (9:10). Not fright but reverent awe — the posture the angel found in Abraham at the altar, 'now I know you fear God' (Genesis 22:12). ASV reads 'the fear of Jehovah' with this translation; KJV prints its small-caps divine name in the slot. → first discussed at Gen 1:7