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Proverbs 1:6-8
English Standard Version Anglicised
Proverbs 1:6-8
English Standard Version Anglicised
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
(A)the words of the wise and their (B)riddles.
7 (C)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Enticement of Sinners
8 (D)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
Proverbs 1:6-8
New International Version
Proverbs 1:6-8
New International Version
7 The fear of the Lord(D) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools[b] despise wisdom(E) and instruction.(F)
Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
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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