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Proverbs 1:6-8
Darby Translation
Proverbs 1:6-8
Darby Translation
6 to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.
7 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
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Proverbs 1:6-8
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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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