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Proverbs 1:7-9
Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 1:7-9
Tree of Life Version
The Wisdom of Parents
7 The fear of Adonai is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
9 For they are a garland of grace for your head
and a chain to adorn 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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