Proverbs 1:7

7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools[a] despise wisdom and instruction.

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Proverbs 1:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
ESV
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
NLT
7 Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
MSG
7 Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
CSB
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7 In-Context

5 let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

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Cross References 3

  • 1. S Exodus 20:20; S Job 23:15; Psalms 34:4-22; S Psalms 112:1; Job 28:28; Psalms 111:10; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 15:33; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Isaiah 33:6; Isaiah 50:10; Isaiah 59:19
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 4:6; Jeremiah 8:9
  • 3. Proverbs 8:33-36; Proverbs 9:7-9; Proverbs 12:1; Proverbs 13:18; Proverbs 15:32

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Hebrew words rendered "fool" in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
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