Proverbs 1:1-7
The Beginning of Knowledge
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
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2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
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3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
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4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
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5 A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
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6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
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7 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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