11 because they rebelled(A) against God’s commands
    and despised(B) the plans(C) of the Most High.

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The fear of the Lord(A) is the beginning of knowledge,
    but fools[a] despise wisdom(B) and instruction.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.

28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(A)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(B)
29 since they hated knowledge
    and did not choose to fear the Lord.(C)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,(D)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
    and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(E)

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12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.(A)

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18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,(A)
    but whoever heeds correction is honored.(B)

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