"For they {shall be} an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. {an...: Heb. an adding}" — Proverbs 1:9

Proverbs 1:9 · KJV

“For they {shall be} an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. {an...: Heb. an adding}”

— Proverbs 1:9

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Proverbs 1 — Context

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part}

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

For they {shall be} an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. {an...: Heb. an adding}

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Cross References

Daniel 5:29

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

Proverbs 4:9

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. {a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory}

Genesis 41:42

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; {fine...: or, silk}

Proverbs 6:20-21

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Proverbs 3:22

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

Ezekiel 16:11

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

Isaiah 3:19

The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, {chains: or, sweet balls} {mufflers: or, spangled ornaments}

Song of Solomon 1:10

Thy cheeks are comely with rows {of jewels}, thy neck with chains {of gold}.