Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

New American Standard Bible

Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head
And ornaments about your neck.

King James Version

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Holman Bible

for they will be a garland of grace on your head
and a gold chain around your neck.

International Standard Version

They will be a graceful wreath for your head and a chain for your neck.

A Conservative Version

For they shall be a garland of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.

American Standard Version

For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

Amplified


For they are a garland of grace on your head,
And chains and ornaments [of gold] around your neck.

Bible in Basic English

For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.

Julia Smith Translation

For they a garland of grace to thy head, and necklaces for thy throat

King James 2000

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto your head, and chains about your neck.

Lexham Expanded Bible

for they [are] a garland of favor for your head, and pendants for your neck.

Modern King James verseion

for they shall be an ornament of grace to your head and chains around your neck.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for that shall bring grace unto thy head, and shall be a chain about thy neck.

NET Bible

For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

New Heart English Bible

for they will be a garland to grace your head, and a necklace around your neck.

The Emphasized Bible

For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.

Webster

For they shalt be an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.

World English Bible

for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.

Youngs Literal Translation

For a graceful wreath are they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לויה 
Livyah 
Usage: 2

of grace
חן 
Chen 
Usage: 69

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

and chains
ענק 
`anaq 
Usage: 3

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Proverbs 1:9

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Advice To The Young

8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; 9 for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.



Cross References

Proverbs 4:9

She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee.

Genesis 41:42

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in clothes of byssus, and put a gold chain on his neck.

Daniel 5:29

Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Proverbs 3:22

so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.

Proverbs 6:20-21

My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

Song of Songs 1:10

Thy cheeks are comely with bead-rows, Thy neck with ornamental chains.

Song of Songs 4:9

Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.

Isaiah 3:19

the pearl-drops, and the bracelets, and the veils,

Ezekiel 16:11

And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck;

Daniel 5:7

The king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Daniel 5:16

But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and solve problems. 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 2:9-10

In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited hair and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,

1 Peter 3:3-4

whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;

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