Proverbs 1:9
For they shall be a graceful wreath for thy head, And a chain around thy neck.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
In Context
8Hear, O my son! the instruction of thy father, And neglect not the teaching of thy mother!
10My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not!
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22For they shall be life to thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
Proverbs 6:20Keep, O my son! the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the precepts of thy mother!
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast taken captive my heart, my sister, my spouse; Thou hast taken captive my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
Ezekiel 16:11And I decked thee with ornaments, and put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain upon thy neck.
Daniel 5:16But I have heard of thee that thou canst give interpretations, and solve difficult questions. Now if thou canst read the writing and make known to me its signification, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt rule as the third in the kingdom.
1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women, in seemly attire, adorn themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with braided hair, and gold, or pearls, or costly apparel;
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 →