Proverbs 1:5-9

Lexham English Bible

⁵ may the wise hear and increase learning,
    and the one who understands gain direction,^[a]
6 to understand a proverb and an expression,
    words of wisdom and their riddles.
⁷ Fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;
    wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

⁸ My child, may you keep^[b] your father’s instruction,
    and do not reject your mother’s teachings,
⁹ for they are a garland of favor for your head,
    and pendants for your neck.