Proverbs · Chapter 1 King James Version

Proverbs 1:9

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The Scripture

(9) For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

In this chapter the preacher warns that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and that those who delight in the Lord will prosper. He contrasts the path of the righteous with the wayward, showing that knowledge of God leads to life while ignorance leads to death.

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