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Proverbs 1:3-9 English Standard Version (ESV)

3. to receive instruction in wise dealing,in righteousness, justice, and equity;

4. to give prudence to the simple,knowledge and discretion to the youth—

5. Let the wise hear and increase in learning,and the one who understands obtain guidance,

6. to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.

7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,and forsake not your mother’s teaching,

9. for they are a graceful garland for your headand pendants for your neck.

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