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Proverbs 1:6-9
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6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(A)
    the sayings and riddles(B) of the wise.[a](C)

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

8 Listen, my son,(G) to your father’s(H) instruction
    and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(I)
9 They are a garland to grace your head
    and a chain to adorn your neck.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
  2. 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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