The fear of God is the essential part of true wisdom. As Solomon has said, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding!” (Proverbs 9:10). Even though this Godly wisdom may be reputed as folly by the ungodly world and considered an indication of a disordered mind, it most assuredly enlarges the understanding and elevates its possessor above those without it. Yes, and above others also, who in natural capacity and scholarly achievements are far his superiors!
The fear of God, if I may say so, opens a new world to him in those who possess it! Consider two people, one lacking formal education and the other well-versed in arts and sciences; we would suppose, of course, that there can be no comparison between the two in point of learning. And this is true so far as earthly knowledge is concerned.
Yet, if the uneducated individual is rich in divine wisdom and prompted by the fear of God, he will have a far more accurate understanding of reality than the man of learning has ever attained!
The mere worldly man, in his estimate of things, keeps eternity out of view. But the man who is taught by God views things in their true light, even as God Himself views them, and he speaks of them in accordance with the representation given of them in Scripture. The principle of devotion to God, which is implanted in his soul, has corrected and remedied his judgment!
If the conversation between these two men were recorded for one hour, we would be astonished at the mass of error contained in the learned man, while truth and reality pervaded the pious man! A man filled with divine wisdom has within himself an entirely new standard whereby to judge of truth and to regulate his life!
As the Psalmist expresses, “Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me” (Psalm 119:98).
-Charles Simeon (updated for today’s reader)
The Fight of Faith 
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