PSALM 11:10
"The fear of the Lord is the FOUNDATION OF TRUE WISDOM. All who obey His commandments will grow in wisdom."
The reverent fear and worship of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom. It is the essential element in our foundation of learning about God. Without this our foundation of belief is built on sand and will fail. If this fear of the Lord does not come first then we have not even begun to establish wisdom in our lives. It is the essential element that starts our growth in understanding and wisdom. In other words fear of the Lord is a prerequisite to even starting to establish personal wisdom and understanding. Then we can add to that wisdom when we obey His commandments.
When you do the will of God then you can be understood to have started your growth in wisdom. Once begun is half done. This saying is true in this sense, that once you have a fear of God you started in the right path and have a foundation that will stand and not fail you in the future. Another way to say this is that to Fear, Love and Know God is your beginning. If you do not have this you have nothing. Once you have obtained the Fear, Love and Knowledge of God you have the beginning of Wisdom. If you then learn and observe His commandments and the laws and the prophets you will obtain understanding and a growth in Wisdom.
Many in this world pretend to be wise when they are totally ignorant. They do not have a fear of God and therefore their journey to wisdom has not even begun. They may be able to parrot information and be seen as clever, but they will not be able to obtain the wisdom and understanding of God ever. They will fail for they are men and fallible. They will never be able to save anyone and they will never solve the problems of this world. They are a pathetic shadow of reality and they do not even know it. They are dead and they do not even know it. Can you be any more unwise than that? To those that fear, love and know God you have the FOUNDATION OF TRUE WISDOM!
