Proverbs 1:9
For they shall be a garland of chen unto thy rosh, 1 and a chain about thy neck. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
In Context
8Beni (my son), hear the musar Avicha, 1 and forsake not the Torat Immecha. 1
10Beni (my son), if chatt'aim (sinners) entice thee, 1 consent thou not. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22So shall they be chayyim unto thy nefesh, 1 and chen to thy neck. 1
Proverbs 6:20Beni (my son), keep the mitzvat Avicha, 1 and forsake not the torat Immecha; 1
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast ravished my lev, my sister, my kallah; 1 thou hast ravished my lev with one of thy glances, 1 with one link of thy necklace. 1
Ezekiel 16:11I decked thee also with jewelry, and I put tzemidim (bracelets) upon thy hands, and a necklace chain on thy neck.
Daniel 5:16And I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and explain enigmas; now if thou canst read the mikhtav (writing), and make known to me the pesher (interpretation, explanation) thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the malchut.
1 Timothy 2:9Similarly also nashim (women) should adorn themselves with respectable comportment and tznius (modesty, piety) in appearance and with decency and propriety, not with coiffures and gold or pearls or costly clothing,
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 →