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Proverbs 1:7

The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.

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Proverbs 1:7 in other translations

KJV King James Version

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

WEB World English Bible

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

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4 For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion.

5 A wise man, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire,

6 By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7 The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.

8 Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;

9 For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.

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