Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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.

Darby Translation

for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy 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 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,
9 for they will be a garland of grace on your head
and a gold chain around your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you,
don’t be persuaded.



Cross References

Proverbs 4:9

She will place a garland of grace on your head;
she will give you a crown of beauty.”

Genesis 41:42

Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, clothed him with fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

Daniel 5:29

Then Belshazzar gave an order, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Proverbs 3:22

They will be life for you
and adornment for your neck.

Proverbs 6:20-21

My son, keep your father’s command,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.

Song of Songs 1:10

Your cheeks are beautiful with jewelry,
your neck with its necklace.

Song of Songs 4:9

You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride.
You have captured my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one jewel of your necklace.

Isaiah 3:19

pendants, bracelets, veils,

Ezekiel 16:11

I adorned you with jewelry, putting bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.

Daniel 5:7

The king called out to bring in the mediums, Chaldeans, and astrologers. He said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and gives me its interpretation will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain around his neck, and have the third highest position in the kingdom.”

Daniel 5:16

However, I have heard about you that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain around your neck, and have the third highest position in the kingdom.”

1 Timothy 2:9-10

Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing, with decency and good sense, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold, pearls, or expensive apparel,

1 Peter 3:3-4

Your beauty should not consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold ornaments or fine clothes.

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