Parallel Verses
Amplified
For they are a garland of grace on your head,
And chains and ornaments [of gold] around your neck.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Holman Bible
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.
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.
Themes
Adorning » Spiritual » General references
Adorning » Rich apparel » Chains used as ornaments
Children » Should » Attend to parental teaching
Interlinear
Ro'sh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 1:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Advice To The Young
8
My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not reject the teaching of your mother.
For they are a garland of grace on your head,
And chains and ornaments [of gold] around your neck.
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:9
“She will place on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty and glory.”
Genesis 41:42
Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and dressed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
Daniel 5:29
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple and a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation concerning him was issued [declaring] that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.
Proverbs 3:22
And they will be life to your soul (your inner self)
And a gracious adornment to your neck (your outer self).
Proverbs 6:20-21
My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction)
And do not
Song of Songs 1:10
“Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments,
Your neck with strings of jewels.”
Song of Songs 4:9
“You have ravished my heart and given me courage, my sister, my [promised] bride;
You have ravished my heart and given me courage with a single glance of your eyes,
With one jewel of your necklace.
Isaiah 3:19
dangling earrings, bracelets, and the hanging veils and scarves,
Ezekiel 16:11
I adorned you with ornaments and I put bracelets on your wrists and a necklace around your neck.
Daniel 5:7
The king called aloud to bring in the enchanters (Magi), the Chaldeans [who were master astrologers] and the diviners. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around his neck, and have authority as the
Daniel 5:16
But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to make interpretations and solve complex problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and reveal its interpretation to me, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around your neck, and you shall have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”
1 Timothy 2:9-10
Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves modestly and appropriately and discreetly in proper clothing, not with [elaborately] braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
1 Peter 3:3-4
Your adornment must not be merely external—with interweaving and elaborate knotting of the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or [being superficially preoccupied with] dressing in expensive clothes;