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Proverbs 1:7 (100.00%)

The fear of Yahweh° is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.

The fear H3374 of the LORD H3068 [is] the beginning H7225 of knowledge H1847: [but] fools H191 despise H936 (8804) wisdom H2451 and instruction H4148.

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

Proverbs 6:30 (100.00%)

Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry,

[Men] do not despise H936 (8799) a thief H1590, if he steal H1589 (8799) to satisfy H4390 (8763) his soul H5315 when he is hungry H7456 (8799);

They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

Proverbs 14:21 (100.00%)

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.

He that despiseth H936 (8802) his neighbour H7453 sinneth H2398 (8802): but he that hath mercy H2603 (8781) on the poor H6035 (8675) H6041, happy H835 [is] he.

Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

Proverbs 13:13 (100.00%)

Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.

Whoso despiseth H936 (8802) the word H1697 shall be destroyed H2254 (8735): but he that feareth H3373 the commandment H4687 shall be rewarded H7999 (8792).

Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.

Proverbs 11:12 (100.00%)

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

He that is void H2638 of wisdom H3820 despiseth H936 (8802) his neighbour H7453: but a man H376 of understanding H8394 holdeth his peace H2790 (8686).

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

Proverbs 23:9 (100.00%)

Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Speak H1696 (8762) not in the ears H241 of a fool H3684: for he will despise H936 (8799) the wisdom H7922 of thy words H4405.

In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

Proverbs 23:22 (100.00%)

Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

Hearken H8085 (8798) unto thy father H1 that begat H3205 (8804) thee, and despise H936 (8799) not thy mother H517 when she is old H2204 (8804).

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

Proverbs 30:17 (100.00%)

“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.

The eye H5869 [that] mocketh H3932 (8799) at [his] father H1, and despiseth H936 (8799) to obey H3349 [his] mother H517, the ravens H6158 of the valley H5158 shall pick it out H5365 (8799), and the young H1121 eagles H5404 shall eat H398 (8799) it.

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.

Song of Solomon 8:1 (100.00%)

Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! If I found you outside, I would kiss you; yes, and no one would despise me.

O that H5414 (8799) thou [wert] as my brother H251, that sucked H3243 (8802) the breasts H7699 of my mother H517! [when] I should find H4672 (8799) thee without H2351, I would kiss H5401 (8799) thee; yea, I should not be despised H936 (8799).

Who doth make thee as a brother to me, Sucking the breasts of my mother? I find thee without, I kiss thee, Yea, they do not despise me,

Song of Solomon 8:7 (100.00%)

Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.

Many H7227 waters H4325 cannot H3201 (8799) quench H3518 (8763) love H160, neither can the floods H5104 drown H7857 (8799) it: if [a] man H376 would give H5414 (8799) all the substance H1952 of his house H1004 for love H160, it would utterly H936 (8800) be contemned H936 (8799).

Many waters are not able to quench the love, And floods do not wash it away. If one give all the wealth of his house for love, Treading down-they tread upon it.

Zechariah 4:10 (100.00%)

Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are Yahweh’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”

For who hath despised H936 (8804) the day H3117 of small things H6996? for they shall rejoice H8055 (8804), and shall see H7200 (8804) the plummet H68 H913 in the hand H3027 of Zerubbabel H2216 [with] those seven H7651; they [are] the eyes H5869 of the LORD H3068, which run to and fro H7751 (8789) through the whole earth H776.

For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven are the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.’

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.