Proverbs 1:7-9

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⁷The fear of the Lord^(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools^[a] despise wisdom^(B) and instruction.^(C)

Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

⁸Listen, my son,^(D) to your father’s^(E) instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.^(F)
⁹They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.^(G)

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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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Proverbs 1:7-9

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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

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