Proverbs 1:9
For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
In Context
8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
10My son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou to them.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22a and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:
Proverbs 6:20My son, keep the laws of thy father, and reject not the ordinances of thy mother:
Song of Solomon 4:9My sister, my spouse, thou hast ravished my heart; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Ezekiel 16:11and decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thine hands, and a necklace on thy neck.
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 →