Proverbs
King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 1:9
“For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.”
King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 1:9 Context
6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
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Other Translations
For they shall be an ornament of grace vnto thy head, and chaines about thy necke.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.
- Basic English Bible
for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Darby Bible
For they shalt be an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Webster's Bible
for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
- World English Bible
For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.
- Basic English Bible
for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Darby Bible
For they shalt be an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Webster's Bible
for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
- World English Bible
For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 1:9
1:7 The fear - Reverence and obedience to God. Beginning - The foundation without which all other knowledge is vain. Fools - That is, wicked men, are so far from attaining true wisdom, that they despise it, and all the means of getting it.
1:8 My son - He speaks to his scholars with paternal authority and affection. Of thy mother - Those pious instructions, which thy mother instilled into thee in thy tender years.