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Proverbs 1:5-7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

5 A wise man shall hear and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth, shall possess governments.

6 He shall understand a parable, and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Proverbs 1:5-7
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5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(B)
    the sayings and riddles(C) of the wise.[a](D)

7 The fear of the Lord(E) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[b] despise wisdom(F) and instruction.(G)

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  1. Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
  2. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
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