Proverbs 1:9 meaning and explanation

For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.

Proverbs 1:9, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is a father instructing his son, and the verse completes the command in verse 8 to hear both father and mother. Obedience to parental teaching is pictured as a garland and a pendant, ornaments that rest visibly on the head and neck.

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