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)
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