Proverbs 1:9

9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

Proverbs 1:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
ESV
9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
NLT
9 What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck.
MSG
9 Wear their counsel like flowers in your hair, like rings on your fingers.
CSB
9 for they will be a garland of grace on your head and a [gold] chain around your neck.

Proverbs 1:9 In-Context

7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.
11 If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;

Cross References 1

  • 1. Proverbs 3:21-22; Proverbs 4:1-9
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