Proverbs 1
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Proverbs 1:7-9

7The fearH3374 of the LORDH3068 is the beginningH7225 of knowledgeH1847, but foolsH1911 despiseH936 wisdomH2451 and disciplineH4148.

8ListenH8085, my sonH1121, to your father’sH1 instructionH4148,and do not forsakeH5203H408 the teachingH8451 of your motherH517.9ForH3588 theyH1992 are a garlandH3880 of graceH2580 on your headH7218and a pendantH6060 around your neckH1621.
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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered as fool in Proverbs denote one who is morally deficient. ↩

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