Proverbs 1:7

New King James Version

⁷^(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

箴言 1:7

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

⁷知识始于敬畏耶和华，

愚人轻视智慧和教诲。

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

Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

New King James Version (NKJV)

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified) (CCB)

New International Version (NIV)