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Proverbs 1:7-9
English Standard Version
Proverbs 1:7-9
English Standard Version
7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Enticement of Sinners
8 (B)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they are (C)a graceful garland for your head
and (D)pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 1:7-9
King James Version
Proverbs 1:7-9
King James Version
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
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