7 kThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and linstruction.
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Proverbs 5:12
and you say, “How I hated discipline,
and my heart despised reproof!
Proverbs 5:23
He dies for lack of discipline,
and because of his great folly he is led astray.
Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
Proverbs 15:32
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself,
but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
Proverbs 19:27
Cease to hear instruction, my son,
and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
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