9That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.


In Context

6 He shall understand a parable, and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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

9 That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.

10 My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.

11 If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide snares for the innocent without cause:

Proverbs 1:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:9They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9for they shall be a garland of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:9For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:9For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9For they shalt be an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9For a graceful wreath are they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9For they shall be an ornament of grace to your head, and chains about your neck.