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NASB | Proverbs 1:7 ¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 1:7 ¶ The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; But arrogant fools despise [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction and self-discipline. [Ps 111:10] |
Bible Question:
Hi, my question today is: What is the difference between knowing and beleiving? Can some one simply explain that to me so an ant could understand it if he had the ears to listen to our words? Thank You. |
Bible Answer: A belief is to have an opinion about something. It means that you consider a statement to be true. Knowledge is a belief which is both true, and held as a belief with good and true reason. A mere belief can be false. I could believe that the moon is made out of cheese, but that belief would be false. In the same way, a belief could even be true, but held for a poor or false reason. If I felt hungry, and concluded from that, that my car must be low on gas, I would be believing truly if it turned out that the car was low on gas, but I would have true belief without a good reason. My feeling of hunger has no necessary connection to how much gas is left in my car. Knowledge though, goes beyond these cases where mere belief falls short. Knowledge is a true belief which is held for a good and true reason. So if I read my fuel gauge and see "E" and I know that my gauge is working, and I possess the belief that I'm low on gas, and it turns out that I am, then that means that my belief about the low gas level was knowledge. It's knowledge because it is in fact true (the care really is low on fuel), and it is held for a good reason (a reliable fuel gauge). I hope this helps. |