Proverbs 1:7
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 1:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Furcht Jehovas ist der Erkenntnis Anfang; die Narren verachten Weisheit und Unterweisung.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El principio de la sabiduría es el temor de Jehová: los insensatos desprecian la sabiduría y la enseñanza.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O temor ao SENHOR é o principio do conhecimento; os tolos desprezam a sabedoria e a instrução.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O temor de Yahweh é o princípio do conhecimento, mas os tolos desprezam a sabedoria e a disciplina.
📖 Proverbs 1:7 in Context
5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
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