Proverbs 1:9
That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
In Context
8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother :
10My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
Proverbs 6:20My son, beep the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast wounded my heart, my sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded my heart with one of thy eyes, and with one hair of thy neck.
Ezekiel 16:11I decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thy hands, and a chain about thy neck.
Daniel 5:16But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom.
1 Timothy 2:9In like manner women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:8-10
Parental Admonitions. 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Solomon, having undertaken to teach a young man knowledge and discretion, here lays down two general rules to be observed in order thereunto, and those are, to fear God and honour his parents, which two fundamental laws of morality… Read the whole commentary →