New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 1:7-9

7The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is the beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;Foolsאֱוִילִ֥ים'e.vi.LimH191despiseבָּֽזוּ׃ פBa.zuH936wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and instructionוּ֝מוּסָ֗רu.mu.SarH4148.

8Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,my sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1instructionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148Anddo not forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203your mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517teachingתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451;

9Indeedכִּ֤י׀kiH3588, they are agracefulחֵ֓ןchenH2580wreathלִוְיַ֤תliv.YatH3880to your headלְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָle.ro.She.khaH7218Andornamentsוַ֝עֲנָקִ֗יםva.'a.na.KimH6060about your neckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.

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