Proverbs 4:9 “She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you wit…”

Proverbs 4:9

She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.”

American Standard Version

She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

She shall giue a comely ornamet vnto thine head, yea, she shall giue thee a crowne of glorie.

Darby Translation

She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee.

Young's Literal Translation

She giveth to thy head a wreath of grace, A crown of beauty she doth give thee freely.

Bible in Basic English

She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.

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Cross references

“give”

Proverbs 1:9 Proverbs 3:22 1 Peter 3:4 1 Timothy 2:9 1 Timothy 2:10

Proverbs 1:9 · BSB

For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.

Proverbs 3:22 · BSB

They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

1 Peter 3:4 · BSB

but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

1 Timothy 2:9 · BSB

Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

1 Timothy 2:10 · BSB

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

“a crown, etc”

1 Peter 5:4 Hebrews 2:7–9 Proverbs 16:31 Isaiah 28:5 Revelation 3:21

1 Peter 5:4 · BSB

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

Hebrews 2:7–9 · BSB

You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor

Proverbs 16:31 · BSB

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

Isaiah 28:5 · BSB

On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,

Revelation 3:21 · BSB

To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.

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