Proverbs 1:9
For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
BSB
ASV
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
KJV
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
To the Israelite’s mind no signs or badges of joy or glory were higher in worth than the garland around the head, the gold chain around the neck, worn by kings and the favorites of kings Gen 41:42; Dan 5:29.
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Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
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The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be…
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Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
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Daniel 5:29Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
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But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in…
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Proverbs 3:22They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
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For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
O Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live.
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Proverbs 4:9She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
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And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
