Proverbs 1:5-9

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⁵A wise person should listen, and he will increase learning.
A person with understanding should obtain guidance
⁶so he will understand proverbs, puzzling statements,^[a]
and the thought-provoking words of the wise.
⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of^[b] knowledge,
but stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Solomon’s Speeches About Wisdom

First Address to a Son:
Avoid the Company of Sinners

⁸Listen, my son, to your father’s discipline,
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching,
⁹because they are a garland of grace for your head.
They are jewelry for your neck.

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Proverbs 1:6 Or enigmas
Proverbs 1:7 Or prerequisite for or most important part of

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Proverbs 1:5-9 Evangelical Heritage Version

Solomon’s Speeches About Wisdom

First Address to a Son:Avoid the Company of Sinners

Footnotes

Proverbs 1:5-9

Evangelical Heritage Version

First Address to a Son:
Avoid the Company of Sinners