Proverbs 1:5-9

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁵ A wise man will hear and ^(A)increase in learning,
And a ^(B)man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
⁶ To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their ^(C)riddles.

^8 (E)Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And ^(F)do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
⁹ Indeed, they are a ^(G)graceful wreath to your head
And ^[a](H)ornaments about your neck.