Proverbs 3:22
you will live many years and be honored and respected {people will honor and respect you}.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
In Context
21My son, always keep doing things that are right and things that are smart. If you do that,
Cross References
Proverbs 1:9What we teach you will make you respected like having a lovely turban around your head and like a beautiful necklace to put around your neck.
Proverbs 19:8Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.
John 12:49I have not said things from my own authority. Instead, my Father, the one who sent me, instructed me what to say and how I should say it.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:22-27
The Excellency of Wisdom. 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being… Read the whole commentary →