Proverbs 1:9
For a wreath of grace are they unto thy head, and chains for thy throat.
Leeser Tanakh
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 cast not off the teaching of thy mother;
10My son, if sinners wish to entice thee, consent thou not.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22And they will be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy throat.
Proverbs 6:20Keep, O my son, the commandment of thy father, and reject not the teaching of thy mother:
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast ravished my heart, O my sister, [my] bride; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thy eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Ezekiel 16:11And I decked thee with ornaments, and I placed bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain around thy neck.
Daniel 5:16But I have truly heard concerning thee, that thou art able to give interpretations, and untie knotty [doubts]: now if thou art able to read the writing, and make known to me its interpretation, thou shalt be clothed with purple, with a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt rule as the third in the kingdom.
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 →