Proverbs 1:6-8

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁶to understand a proverb and a figure,
the words of the wise and their riddles.

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Warnings against Evil Companions

⁸Hear, my child, your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching;

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

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