Proverbs 4:9
Verse 9 of 27. The 4th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.
5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
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Proverbs 4:9 in the World English Bible
She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”Read Proverbs 4:9 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:9
This he insists on (v. 9): "She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace in this world, shall recommend thee both to God and man, and in the other world a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee, a crown that shall never totter, a crown of glory that shall never wither." That is the true honour which attends religion. Nobilitas sola est atique unica virtus—Virtue is the only nobility!
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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.