Differences in Proverbs 9:10

The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord,
and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.[NET]

So by the numbers:

1) Fear of the Lord refers to us fearing the Lord
2) Lord translates YHWH (Yahweh).
3) The beginning of wisdom refers to the starting point. Unless we fear the Lord, which means striving to stay on His good side, we are without wisdom. If we are striving to stay on His good side, we have started on the path of increasing wisdom.
4) Holy One is literally Holy Ones in the Hebrew and is thought to be the majestic plural. To claim this supports the doctrine of the Trinity is weak.

Much of the above comes from the NET footnotes.

 

The word in question is the plural word for "holy". There is no word here meaning "One", "thing" or "person".

In the Geneva Version the word is treated like an adjective and they add the unwritten noun, "things" to note its plurality.

The Authorized Version translators ignored the plural form of the word here and again in Proverbs 30:3.
Where the same word is used in Hosea 11:12, they used the plural form but misidentified its subject. They simply blew the translation of this word.

Modern translators recognize that the plural form of a word can be translated a number of different ways, often as a superlative expressing the majesty and excellence of the Godhead. Compare it to the way the Hebrews used "el" which could be translated as "God" and its plural "elohim" translated either as "gods" or "God" depending upon the context.

In Hebrew literature we often see the same idea repeated in different words within a verse.
It's most evident in Hebrew proverbs.
Here the parallel to first stanza's "the Lord" is the second stanza's plural form of "holy" meaning "holy One".

Rob