Proverbs 1:9
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- 51 The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
- 52 Heb “a garland of grace.” The word חֵן (khen, “grace”) refers to qualities that make a person pleasant and agreeable, e.g., a gracious and charming person ( 336 ). The metaphor compares the teachings that produce these qualities to an attractive wreath.
- 53 The noun לִוְיַה (livyah, “wreath; garland”) refers to a headdress and appears only twice in the OT (Prov 1:9; 4:9; 531 ; ).
- 54 Heb “for.”
- 55 The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
- 56 Cf. , “chains”; “a chain”; but this English term could suggest a prisoner’s chain to the modern reader rather than adornment.
- 57 Heb “for.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
for they are a graceful garland for your head
and pendants for your neck.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
for they will be a garland of favor on your head
and pendants around your neck.
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NLTNew Living Translation
What you learn from them will crown you with grace
and be a chain of honor around your neck.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
for they are a garland of favor for your head,
and pendants for your neck.
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KJV 1900King James Version
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head,
And chains about thy neck.
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