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Proverbs 1:7
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 1:7
Contemporary English Version
7 (A) Respect and obey the Lord!
This is the beginning
of knowledge.[a]
Only a fool rejects wisdom
and good advice.
Footnotes
- 1.7 the beginning of knowledge: Or “what knowledge is all about.”
Proverbs 1:7
New International Version
Proverbs 1:7
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 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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