A Father’s Instruction

Proverbs 4:9 

I die daily devotional.

⁸ “Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
⁹ “She will place on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
¹⁰ Hear, my son, and accept my sayings
And the years of your life will be many.

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Jesus reveals to us the garland of grace and crown of beauty by wisdom given through belief in Him.

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RESOURCE

Proverbs 4 (NASB)—blueletterbible.org | biblegateway.com

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COMMENTARY

Chapter 4

Matthew Henry (P4-V9) Commentary
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! David having thus recommended wisdom to his son, no marvel that when God bade him ask what he would he prayed, Lord, give me a wise and an understanding heart. We should make it appear by our prayers how well we are taught.