Proverbs 1:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Young's Literal Translation
Fear of Jehovah [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

King James Bible
The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Hebrew
The fear
יִרְאַ֣ת (yir·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence

of the LORD
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

[is] the beginning
רֵאשִׁ֣ית (rê·šîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank

of knowledge,
דָּ֑עַת (dā·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

[but] fools
אֱוִילִ֥ים (’ĕ·wî·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 191: Foolish

despise
בָּֽזוּ׃ (bā·zū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 936: To disrespect

wisdom
חָכְמָ֥ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

and discipline.
וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר (ū·mū·sār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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