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Proverbs 1:5-7
New International Version - UK
Proverbs 1:5-7
New International Version - UK
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance –
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.[a]
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools[b] despise wisdom and instruction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
- 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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