Proverbs 1:9
For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
In Context
8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.
10My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
Proverbs 6:20My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.
Song of Solomon 4:9My sister, my spouse, thou hast wounded mine heart: thou hast wounded mine heart with one of thine eyes, and with a chaine of thy necke.
Ezekiel 16:11I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets vpon thine handes, and a chaine on thy necke.
Daniel 5:16Then heard I of thee, that thou couldest shewe interpretations, and dissolue doutes: nowe if thou canst reade the writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt haue a chaine of golde about thy necke, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdome.
1 Timothy 2:9Likewise also the women, that they aray themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broyded heare, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell,
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 →