Proverbs 1:7-9

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

but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

⁸Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,

and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

⁹For they are a garland of grace on your head

and a pendant around your neck.

— Proverbs 1:7-9

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Illustration of Proverbs 1:8

Illustration of Proverbs 1:8 -- Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning...

Illustration of Proverbs 1:7

Illustration of Proverbs 1:7 -- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Cross References for Proverbs 1:7-9

• Job 28:28
• Psalm 111:10-112:1
• Ecclesiastes 12:13
• Proverbs 9:10
• Proverbs 15:33
• Proverbs 18:2
• Proverbs 1:22
• Romans 1:28
• Proverbs 1:29-30
• Proverbs 15:5

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