King James Version
Proverbs 1:9 in the King James Version says “For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. an: Heb. an adding” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. an: Heb. an adding”
Proverbs 1:9 · KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the beginning: or, the principal part
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. an: Heb. an adding
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“unto thy head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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