Proverbs 1:9
Proverbs 1:8-19 The Message (MSG)
Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother’s knee. Wear their counsel like a winning crown, like rings on your fingers. Dear friend, if bad companions tempt you, don’t go along with them. If they say—“Let’s go out and raise some hell. Let’s beat up some old man, mug some old woman. Let’s pick them clean and get them ready for their funerals. We’ll load up on top-quality loot. We’ll haul it home by the truckload. Join us for the time of your life! With us, it’s share and share alike!”— Oh, friend, don’t give them a second look; don’t listen to them for a minute. They’re racing to a very bad end, hurrying to ruin everything they lay hands on. Nobody robs a bank with everyone watching, Yet that’s what these people are doing— they’re doing themselves in. When you grab all you can get, that’s what happens: the more you get, the less you are.
Proverbs 1:9 King James Version (KJV)
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
Proverbs 1:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.
Proverbs 1:9 New Century Version (NCV)
Their teaching will be like flowers in your hair or a necklace around your neck.
Proverbs 1:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
Proverbs 1:9 New International Version (NIV)
They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
Proverbs 1:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck.
Proverbs 1:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For they are a garland of grace on your head, And chains and ornaments [of gold] around your neck.
Proverbs 1:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of honor around your neck.