Proverbs 1:7 — The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom an… — NIV | maBible
Read Proverbs 1:7 (New International Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Proverbs 1.7, Proverbs 1v7, Pr. 1:7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Other reference formats: Proverbs 1.7, Proverbs 1v7, Pr. 1:7.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Notes and references
The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.