KJV King James Version
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
WEB World English Bible
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
ASV American Standard Version
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
Surrounding context — Proverbs 1
4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
5 A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
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Job 28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.Psalm 111:10The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.Proverbs 9:10The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.Proverbs 15:33The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour [is] humility.Proverbs 18:2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?Proverbs 1:29-30For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;Proverbs 15:5A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.John 3:18-21He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.Proverbs 5:12-13And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
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