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Proverbs 1:7-9
English Standard Version Anglicised
Proverbs 1:7-9
English Standard Version Anglicised
7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Enticement of Sinners
8 (B)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they are (C)a graceful garland for your head
and (D)pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 1:7-9
New International Version
Proverbs 1:7-9
New International Version
7 The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)
Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
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