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Proverbs 1:5-7
Wycliffe Bible
Proverbs 1:5-7
Wycliffe Bible
5 A wise man hearing shall be the wiser; and a man (of) understanding shall hold governance. (A wise person listening shall become wiser; and a person understanding shall gain skills, or abilities.)
6 He shall perceive a parable, and the expounding; the words of wise men, and the dark figurative speeches of them. (He shall understand a proverb, and its expounding, or its explanation; yea, the words of the wise, and their riddles.)
7 The dread of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; fools despise wisdom and teaching. (The fear of the Lord/Reverence for the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; but fools despise wisdom and teaching.)
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Proverbs 1:5-7
King James Version
Proverbs 1:5-7
King James Version
5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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Proverbs 1:5-7
New King James Version
Proverbs 1:5-7
New King James Version
5 (A)A wise man will hear and increase learning,
And a man of understanding will [a]attain wise counsel,
6 To understand a proverb and an enigma,
The words of the wise and their (B)riddles.
7 (C)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:5 acquire
Proverbs 1:5-7
New International Version
Proverbs 1:5-7
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Proverbs 1:5-7
English Standard Version
Proverbs 1:5-7
English Standard Version
5 Let the wise hear and (A)increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
(B)the words of the wise and their (C)riddles.
7 (D)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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2001 by Terence P. Noble
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