Proverbs 1:7 KJV

7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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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.

8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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In other translations

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Hofu ya Yehova ni chanzo cha maarifa- wapumbavu hudharau hekima na nidhamu.

Kale mu kutya Mukama amagezi mwe gasookera, naye abasirusiru banyooma amagezi n’okulagirirwa. Amagezi eri Abavubuka

Kotosa Yawe ezali mosisa ya mayele ; bato oyo bazangi mayele batiolaka bwanya mpe toli.

La crainte de l’ Éternel est le commencement de la science; Les insensés méprisent la sagesse et l’ instruction.

El principio de la sabiduría es el temor de Jehová: los insensatos desprecian la sabiduría y la enseñanza.

Des HERRN Furcht ist Anfang der Erkenntnis. Die Ruchlosen verachten Weisheit und Zucht.

O temor do SENHOR é o princípio do conhecimento, mas os insensatos desprezam a sabedoria e a instrução.

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