Proverbs 1:9

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 1

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

What Does Proverbs 1:9 Mean?

Proverbs 1:9 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 1, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (16)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 1:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 3:3“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”Proverbs 4:9“She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.”Daniel 5:29“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 3:22“So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.”Genesis 41:42“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 6:20“My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”Ezekiel 16:11“I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.”Psalms 73:6“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”Song of Solomon 1:10“Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.”Isaiah 3:19“The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,”Daniel 5:7“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 interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”Exodus 13:9“And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.”Song of Solomon 4:9“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“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 scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.”1 Timothy 2:9“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”1 Peter 3:3“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;”

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