Proverbs 1:9
they will be a graceful wreath for your head 1 and pendants hanging from your neck. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
In Context
8My son, hear the instruction of your father 1 and do not lay aside the rules of your mother; 1
10My son, if sinners try to entice you into their sin, 1 refuse to follow them. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22They will be life to your soul 1 and an adornment of favor to wear around your neck. 1
Proverbs 6:20My son, obey the command of your father 1 and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. 1
Song of Solomon 4:9You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; 1 you have stolen my heart, 1 with just one look at me, 1 with just one jewel of your necklace. 1
Ezekiel 16:11Next I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your hands, and a chain around your neck.
Daniel 5:16I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and tell me its meaning, you will be clothed with purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will have the authority of the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
1 Timothy 2:9Likewise, I want the women to dress themselves in proper clothing, with modesty and self-control. They should not have braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or expensive 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 →