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Proverbs 1:5-7
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Proverbs 1:5-7
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5 A wise man will hear and grow in learning. A man of understanding will become able 6 to understand a saying and a picture-story, the words of the wise and what they mean.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of much learning. Fools hate wisdom and teaching.
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Proverbs 1:5-7
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Proverbs 1:5-7
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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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