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Proverbs 1:8-9
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7-9 How does a man become wise? The first step is to trust and reverence the Lord!

Only fools refuse to be taught. Listen to your father and mother. What you learn from them will stand you in good stead; it will gain you many honors.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 1:7 many honors, literally, “a fair garland and adornment.”
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Proverbs 1:8-9
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Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

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

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