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Proverbs 1:8-9
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The Enticement of Sinners

8 (A)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
    and forsake not your mother's teaching,
9 for they are (B)a graceful garland for your head
    and (C)pendants for your neck.

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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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