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Proverbs 1:9

WisdomParents and children

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:

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

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BSB
For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
KJV
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
WEB
for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
ASV
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
DARBY
for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
BLB
For a garland of grace they [are] to your head, and pendants for your neck.
ÅB
For de er en fager krans for ditt hode og kjeder om din hals.
OTB
For de er som en vakker krone for ditt hode og smykker for din hals.
B1930
For de er en fager krans for ditt hode og kjeder om din hals.

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