Fearing the Lord

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“Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.”
Proverbs 31:3030Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. (Proverbs 31:30)
It seems from this verse that the success of the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31 is a result of her fear of the Lord. We need to take a look at what God Himself says about the fear of the Lord in His Word, so that we can gain an understanding of this key to becoming a woman worthy of praise.
Proverbs 9:1010The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. (Proverbs 9:10) (JND) tells us, “The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.” And Psalm 111:1010The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. (Psalm 111:10) says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments.” We certainly need wisdom and understanding to be godly wives and mothers, and we see that it is found in the fear of the Lord.
The dictionary says this kind of fear is “reverential awe.” Deuteronomy 5:2929O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! (Deuteronomy 5:29): “Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear Me, and keep all My commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever!” Here we see that at least part of fearing the Lord is in keeping all His commandments. May we all search our own hearts as to what part of God’s Word we are not keeping and seek grace to start keeping it now.