Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Surrounding context

1:6 To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.

1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

1:8 My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;