Proverbs 1:7-9

Revised Standard Version

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Warnings against Evil Companions

⁸Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and reject not your mother’s teaching;
⁹for they are a fair garland for your head,
and pendants for your neck.

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