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9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Proverbs 4:9

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

  • And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

  • Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: …

  • In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

  • The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-13)

Here we have, I. The invitation which Solomon gives to his children to come and receive instruction from him ( Prov. 4:1 , 2 ): Hear, you children, the instruction of a father . That is, 1. “Let my own children, in the first place, receive and give good heed to those instructions which I set down for the use of others also.” Note, Magistrates and ministers, who are entrusted with the direction of…

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