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Mishlei 15:33 - Mishlei's Definition of Yiras Hashem (Part 1)

יִרְאַת יְיָ מוּסַר חׇכְמָה וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָה:

Length: 47 minutes
Synopsis: This morning (9/17/25), in our Morning Mishlei shiur, we learned what I consider to be one of the most important pesukim in Sefer Mishlei. If I had to name the subject of Sefer Mishlei, I'd say it's yiras Hashem (as indicated in 1:7), and our pasuk defines yiras Hashem according to Mishlei. In elucidating this, we also defined the levels of yirah below and above Mishlei. The main idea we came up with, reflected in Saadia Gaon, presents one of the best arguments for why we all need to learn Mishlei. We even came up with a second interpretation that provides a nice mechanism for taking what comes at you in life and turning it into a source of insight and benefit. Tomorrow (בג"ה) we'll delve into the meforshim.
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מקורות:
משלי טו:לג
תרגום ופירוש רס"ג
זרחיה חן
תרגום כתובים
משלי א:ז; לא:ל
רמב"ם - משנה תורה: ספר המדע, הלכות יסודי התורה ב:א-ב; ד:יב
מצודת דוד
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