Proverbs 1:7

English Standard Version

⁷^(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7

New International Version

⁷The fear of the Lord^(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools^[a] despise wisdom^(B) and instruction.^(C)

Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

⁹^(A)Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance.^[a]

⁹Fools mock at making amends for sin,
but goodwill is found among the upright.

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