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Proverbs 1:5-7
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5 If you are already wise,
    you will become even wiser.
And if you are smart,
you will learn to understand
6     proverbs and sayings,
as well as words of wisdom,
    and all kinds of riddles.
7 (A) Respect and obey the Lord!
This is the beginning
    of knowledge.[a]
Only a fool rejects wisdom
    and good advice.

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  1. 1.7 the beginning of knowledge: Or “what knowledge is all about.”
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Proverbs 1:5-7
New International Version

5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(B)
    the sayings and riddles(C) of the wise.[a](D)

7 The fear of the Lord(E) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[b] despise wisdom(F) and instruction.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
  2. 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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