Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
In context
4 to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— 5 Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, 6 to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 1:7 in the KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 1:7 in the NIV
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.