The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Hear the instruction of your father my son, and do not forsake the law of your mother, for instruction and law shall be a garland of grace on your head and a necklace around your neck. Proverbs 1:7-9 @ S-S.org
Fear: The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil (Proverbs 8:13), is a fountain of life (Proverbs 14:27), it leads to life (Proverbs 19:23), and prolongs days (Proverbs 10:27). Theological Wordbook Abridged.