Proverbs 1:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 1:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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WEB

World English Bible

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

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ASV

American Standard Version

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 1

⁵ let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

⁶ by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

⁸ Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

⁹ For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.

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