Proverbs 1:8–9
Proverbs 1:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
9 for they are a graceful garland for your head
and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father,
And forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head,
And chains about thy neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 My child, listen when your father corrects you.
Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
9 What you learn from them will crown you with grace
and be a chain of honor around your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
9 For they will be a graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 My child, listen to your father’s teaching
and do not forget your mother’s advice.
9 Their teaching will be like flowers in your hair
or a necklace around your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father,
And forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head,
And chains about thy neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; 9 for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 My son,
listen to your father’s discipline,
and do not neglect your mother’s teachings,
9 because discipline and teachings
are a graceful garland on your head
and a ⸤golden⸥ chain around your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,
9 for they will be a garland of grace on your head
and a gold chain around your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 Hear, my child, your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching;
9 for they are a fair garland for your head,
and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 My child, may you keep your father’s instruction,
and do not reject your mother’s teachings,
9 for they are a garland of favor for your head,
and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 My son, listen to your father’s advice.
Don’t turn away from your mother’s teaching.
9 What they teach you will be like a beautiful crown on your head.
It will be like a chain to decorate your neck.
Proverbs 1:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
9 Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head
And ornaments about your neck.