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Proverbs 1:9

Listen to Proverbs 1:9
9 Wear their counsel like flowers in your hair, like rings on your fingers.

Proverbs 1:9 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 1:9

For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head
The instructions and laws of parents being attended unto and obeyed by children, render them more lovely and amiable than any beautiful ornament whatever that can be put upon their heads;

and chains about thy neck;
be that unto them as chains of gold are to the neck, beautify and adorn them; so good works, done in obedience to God and parents, are ornaments of great price, and preferable to any outward adorning whatever; see ( 1 Timothy 2:9 1 Timothy 2:10 ) ( 1 Peter 3:3 1 Peter 3:4 ) . The allusions are unto, and the metaphors taken from, those things which are most pleasing and acceptable to children, as fine top knots and golden chains.

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Proverbs 1:9 In-Context

7 Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
8 Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother's knee.
9 Wear their counsel like flowers in your hair, like rings on your fingers.
10 Dear friend, if bad companions tempt you, don't go along with them.
11 If they say - "Let's go out and raise some hell. Let's beat up some old man, mug some old woman.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.

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