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Proverbs 1:7

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7lThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:

But llfools despise wisdom and binstruction.

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Proverbs 1:7: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Cross references

  1. lJob 28. 28. Ps. 111. 10. ch. 9. 10. Eccles. 12. 13. So Deut. 4. 6. ch. 15. 33. Ecclus. 1. 14, 16. & 19. 18.
  2. llSo Ecclus. 21. 12? See Ps. 107. 17.
  3. bver. 3, 7, 8, &c. Job 5. 17 (Heb.). ch. 15. 5, 10, 32.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and instruction.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,

but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The fear of the Lord

is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and discipline.

NLTNew Living Translation

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,

but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;

wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

KJV 1900King James Version

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge:

But fools despise wisdom and instruction.