The Proverbs were written by Solomon who was known as the wisest man alive. As you read the Proverbs you will see they don't read like a narrative story. In many cases we get quick pieces of wisdom followed by different pieces of wisdom in the next verse. In Proverbs 1 we see something that is necessary for us to get right. If we don't get v. 7 right, then the Proverbs in reality will not make sense. Life itself will not make sense if we don't get this right. Verse 7 is like a pair of prescription glasses that we need to look through to bring clarity to the rest of life.
The thing that we must get right before we can hope to get the rest of the wisdom into our hearts and minds is that we must properly fear the LORD. We must see God for who He is at the foundation level of wisdom and understanding. If we don't see God correctly then we cannot see ourselves correctly. If we don't have a proper view of the Creator, we will never really be able to appreciate and understand the purposes of His creation. I would also say this: If we don't know the one who knit us together in our mother's wombs then we will never truly fulfill the purpose of what we were created for.
The fear of the LORD- the proper respect and reverence for God is the beginning of knowledge. Ignoring God or wrong thoughts about God will make our understanding of life very unclear and often brings messiness into our lives. So today as we begin Proverbs ask God to help you see Him correctly. Ask God to help you live in the reverence and awe and proper fear of the LORD. Without this we can read about Godly wisdom in Proverbs but we will continue to live according to the wisdom of this world