Proverbs 1:6-9 New International Version Anglicized (NIVUK)

6. for understanding proverbs and parables,the sayings and riddles of the wise.

7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8. Listen, my son, to your father’s instructionand do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

9. They are a garland to grace your headand a chain to adorn your neck.

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