Proverbs 1:9
For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
In Context
8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
10My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22For they are life vnto those that finde them, and health vnto all their bodyes.
Proverbs 6:20My sonne, kepe thy fathers commaundement, and forsake not the lawe of thy mother:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:8-10
Parental Admonitions. 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Solomon, having undertaken to teach a young man knowledge and discretion, here lays down two general rules to be observed in order thereunto, and those are, to fear God and honour his parents, which two fundamental laws of morality… Read the whole commentary →