Proverbs 1:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 4:9 : 9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
  • Gen 41:42 : 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;
  • Dan 5:29 : 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.
  • Prov 3:22 : 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
  • 1 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 ¶ In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
  • 1 Pet 3:3-4 : 3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
  • Prov 6:20-21 : 20 ¶ My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.
  • Song 1:10 : 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows [of jewels], thy neck with chains [of gold].
  • Song 4:9 : 9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
  • Isa 3:19 : 19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
  • Ezek 16:11 : 11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
  • Dan 5:7 : 7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spake, and said to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
  • Dan 5:16 : 16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 3:21-22
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    21¶ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

    22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

  • Prov 6:20-22
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    20¶ My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

    21Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck.

    22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

  • Prov 4:8-10
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    8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

    9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

    10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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    10Thy cheeks are comely with rows [of jewels], thy neck with chains [of gold].

    11We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

  • Prov 3:1-4
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    1¶ My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

    2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

    3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

    4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Isa 3:19-21
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    19The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

    20The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

    21The rings, and nose jewels,

  • Prov 1:10
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    10¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

  • Ezek 16:11-12
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    11I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

    12And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

  • 1 Pet 3:3
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    3Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

  • Prov 2:1
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    1¶ My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

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    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Prov 7:3-5
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    3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

    4Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:

    5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words.

  • Exod 28:14
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    14And two chains [of] pure gold at the ends; [of] wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

  • Prov 4:20-22
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    20¶ My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

    21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

    22For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

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    6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.

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    6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

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    1¶ My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

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    20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

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    8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

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    18She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her.

  • Song 4:4
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    4Thy neck [is] like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

  • Prov 8:32
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    32¶ Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways.

  • Song 3:11
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    11Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

  • Prov 6:24
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    24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

  • Prov 4:13
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    13Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life.

  • Prov 23:26
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    26My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

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    11Moreover by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.