Proverbs 1:6-8

Lexham English Bible

⁶ to understand a proverb and an expression,
    words of wisdom and their riddles.
⁷ Fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge;
    wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

⁸ My child, may you keep^[a] your father’s instruction,
    and do not reject your mother’s teachings,