Proverbs 4:9
She gives a wreath of grace to your head, || She gives you a crown of beauty freely.”
Literal Standard 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 lifts you up, || She honors you when you embrace her.
10Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, || And years of life [are] multiplied to you.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:13and also, that which you have not asked for I have given to you, both riches and honor, that there has not been a man like you among the kings [for] all your days;
Proverbs 3:22And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
Proverbs 16:31Grey hairs [are] a crown of beauty, || It is found in the way of righteousness.
1 Timothy 2:9also the women in like manner, in orderly apparel, to adorn themselves with modesty and sobriety, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or clothing of great price,
1 Peter 3:4but—the hidden man of the heart, by the incorruptible [thing] of the meek and quiet spirit, which is of great value before God,
Revelation 3:21He who is overcoming—I will give to 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 →