Popular Bible Verses from Proverbs 1

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The fear of ADONAI is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction and forsake not your mother’s teaching.

For the backsliding of the naïve will kill them and the complacency of fools will destroy them. But whoever pays attention to me will live securely, and be free from the fear of evil.”

(let the wise listen and increase learning and the discerning obtain wise counsel)

My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in.

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: to acquire wisdom and discipline, to understand the words of insight, to receive instruction in wise behavior, righteousness, justice and fairness, to give discernment to the naïve, knowledge and discretion to the youth

Then they will cry out to me, but I will not answer! They will earnestly seek me, but will not find me. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of ADONAI