Proverbs 1:6-8
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
6 to understand a proverb and a figure,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Warnings against Evil Companions
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and reject not your mother’s teaching;
Proverbs 1:6-8
New King James Version
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their (A)riddles.
7 (B)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Shun Evil Counsel
8 (C)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
