Proverbs 3:22
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
BSB
ASV
So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
KJV
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
And grace to your throat. How sweet are your words to my throat, says the psalm (Psalm 118)! The senses of the soul, therefore, have their throat, by which they judge the words they hear, by which they scrutinize the deeds of each person they …
In respect of honour and reputation: It shall be grace to thy neck, as a chain of gold, or a jewel. Grace to thy jaws (so the word is), grateful to thy taste and relish (so some); it shall infuse grace into all thou sayest (so others), shall furnish thee with acceptable words, which shall gain thee credit.
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Proverbs 4:22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
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Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
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Proverbs 1:9For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
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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.
She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
Then 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.
