Proverbs 1:9
“For they shall be an ornament of grace vnto thy head, and chaines about thy necke.”
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Proverbs 1:9 Context
7¶ The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction. 8My sonne, heare the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. 9For they shall be an ornament of grace vnto thy head, and chaines about thy necke. 10¶ My sonne, if sinners entise thee, consent thou not. 11If they say, Come with vs, let vs lay wait for blood, let vs lurke priuily for the innocent without cause:
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For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- King James Version
Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.
- New American Standard Version (1995)