Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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English Standard Version
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
New International Version
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Catholic Public Domain Version
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The foolish despise wisdom as well as doctrine