Proverbs 1:7-9

Psalm 150 Proverbs 2

Proverbs 1:7-9New International Version (NIV)

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools^[a] despise wisdom and instruction.

Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

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

Footnotes:

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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Psalm 150 Proverbs 2

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Proverbs 1:7-9

Proverbs 1:7-9New International Version (NIV)

Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

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