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


In Context

6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.

7 Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

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

10 My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.

11 If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:9That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to 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 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.