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Proverbs 1:8-9 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 1 · verses 8–9 · King James Version
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.Proverbs 1:8-9 · King James Version
Proverbs 1:8-9 in 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:
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Key words (Strong's)
- instructionmûwçârproperly, chastisementH4148 →
- ornamentlivyâhsomething attachedH3880 →
- forsakenâṭashproperly, to poundH5203 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- chainsʻânâqa necklaceH6060 →
- gracechêngraciousnessH2580 →
- hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- headrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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