Proverbs

Proverbs 1:7

7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,

but foolsb despise wisdom and discipline.

Footnotes

  • b 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered as fool in Proverbs denote one who is morally deficient.

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The fearיִרְאַ֣תyir·’aṯNoun - feminine singular constructH3374 fear
of the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the beginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתrê·šîṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7225 beginning, chief
of knowledgeדָּ֑עַתdā·‘aṯNoun - feminine singularH1847 knowledge
foolsאֱוִילִ֥ים’ĕ·wî·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH191 foolish
despiseבָּֽזוּ׃פbā·zūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH936 despise
wisdomחָכְמָ֥הḥāḵ·māhNoun - feminine singularH2451 wisdom
and disciplineוּ֝מוּסָ֗רū·mū·sārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4148 discipline

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 28:28 · Proverbs 9:10 · Psalm 111:10–112:1 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Proverbs 15:33 · Proverbs 18:2 · Proverbs 1:29–30 · Proverbs 1:22 · Romans 1:28 · Proverbs 15:5 · John 3:18–21 · Proverbs 5:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.