Proverbs 4:9
She will give to thy head a garland of grace, a crown of beauty she will deliver to thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
In Context
8Exalt her, and she will promote thee. She will bring thee to honor when thou embrace her.
10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be many.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:13And I have also given thee that which thou have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like thee all thy days.
Proverbs 3:22so they shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Proverbs 16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
1 Timothy 2:9And similarly, the women to adorn themselves in disciplined decorum, with reverence and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive apparel,
1 Peter 3:4but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible, of the meek and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
Revelation 3:21He who overcomes, I will give him to sit with me in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 4:2-14
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep… Read the whole commentary →