Proverbs 1:9

Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

For they shall be an

לִוְיָה

livyâh

H3880

something attached, i.e. a wreath

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of

חֵן

chên

H2580

graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)

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unto thy

רֹאשׁ

rôʼsh

H7218

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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and

שַׁרְשְׁרָה

sharshᵉrâh

H8333

a chain; (architectural) probably a garland

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סָבִיב

çâbîyb

H5439

(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

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thy

צַוָּאר

tsavvâʼr

H6677

the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

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Key Terms in This Verse

ornament H3880

לִוְיָה livyâh

something attached, i.e. a wreath

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chains H8333

שַׁרְשְׁרָה sharshᵉrâh

a chain; (architectural) probably a garland

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neck H6677

צַוָּאר tsavvâʼr

the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)

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grace H2580

חֵן chên

graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)

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head H7218

רֹאשׁ rôʼsh

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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about H5439

סָבִיב çâbîyb

(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

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Cross References

Daniel 5:29 cross-reference

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.

Proverbs 4:9 cross-reference

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

Genesis 41:42 cross-reference

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;

Proverbs 3:22 cross-reference

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

Ezekiel 16:11 cross-reference

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

Isaiah 3:19 cross-reference

The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

Song of Solomon 1:10 cross-reference

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

Song of Solomon 4:9 cross-reference

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.

Daniel 5:16 cross-reference

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 sca...

Daniel 5:7 cross-reference

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 interp...

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