Proverbs 1:9
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Revised Version 1895
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 thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Proverbs 6:20My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Ezekiel 16:11I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
Daniel 5:16But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
1 Timothy 2:9In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment;
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 →