The Enticement of Sinners

(A)Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And (B)do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
Indeed, they are a (C)graceful wreath to your head
And [a](D)ornaments about your neck.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:9 Lit necklaces

The Enticement of Sinners

(A)Hear, my son, your father’s discipline
And (B)do not abandon your mother’s [a]instruction;
For they are a (C)garland of grace for your head
And [b](D)ornaments about your neck.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:8 Or law
  2. Proverbs 1:9 Lit necklaces

The Enticement of Sinners

(A)Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
And (B)do not ignore your mother’s teaching;
For they are a (C)graceful wreath for your head
And (D)necklaces for your neck.

Read full chapter

Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

Listen, my son,(A) to your father’s(B) instruction
    and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(C)
They are a garland to grace your head
    and a chain to adorn your neck.(D)

Read full chapter