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Wednesday, August 20th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Literal Standard Version
Proverbs 3:22
And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.
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Christian Standard Bible®
They will be life for youand adornment for your neck.
They will be life for youand adornment for your neck.
Hebrew Names Version
So they will be life to your soul, And grace for your neck.
So they will be life to your soul, And grace for your neck.
King James Version
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
English Standard Version
and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
New Century Version
They will give you life and beauty like a necklace around your neck.
They will give you life and beauty like a necklace around your neck.
New English Translation
So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck.
So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck.
Amplified Bible
And they will be life to your soul (your inner self) And a gracious adornment to your neck (your outer self).
And they will be life to your soul (your inner self) And a gracious adornment to your neck (your outer self).
New American Standard Bible
And they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.
And they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.
World English Bible
So they will be life to your soul, And grace for your neck.
So they will be life to your soul, And grace for your neck.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.
Legacy Standard Bible
So they will be life for your soulAnd grace for your neck.
So they will be life for your soulAnd grace for your neck.
Berean Standard Bible
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
Contemporary English Version
They will help you to live a long and beautiful life.
They will help you to live a long and beautiful life.
Complete Jewish Bible
they will be life for your being and grace for your neck.
they will be life for your being and grace for your neck.
Darby Translation
so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
Easy-to-Read Version
They will bring you a long life filled with honor.
They will bring you a long life filled with honor.
George Lamsa Translation
So shall they be life to your soul and grace to your neck.
So shall they be life to your soul and grace to your neck.
Good News Translation
They will provide you with life—a pleasant and happy life.
They will provide you with life—a pleasant and happy life.
Lexham English Bible
They shall be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
They shall be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
Literal Translation
and they shall be life to your soul, and grace to your neck;
and they shall be life to your soul, and grace to your neck;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so shal it be life vnto thy soule, & grace vnto yi mouth.
so shal it be life vnto thy soule, & grace vnto yi mouth.
American Standard Version
So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
Bible in Basic English
So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck.
So they will be life for your soul, and grace for your neck.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
King James Version (1611)
So shall they bee life vnto thy soule, and grace to thy necke.
So shall they bee life vnto thy soule, and grace to thy necke.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So they shall be lyfe vnto thy soule, and grace vnto thy mouth.
So they shall be lyfe vnto thy soule, and grace vnto thy mouth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:
that thy soul may live, and that there may be grace round thy neck; and it shall be health to thy flesh, and safety to thy bones:
English Revised Version
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and lijf schal be to thi soule, and grace `schal be to thi chekis.
and lijf schal be to thi soule, and grace `schal be to thi chekis.
Update Bible Version
So they shall be life to your soul, And grace to your neck.
So they shall be life to your soul, And grace to your neck.
Webster's Bible Translation
So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
New King James Version
So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck.
So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck.
New Living Translation
for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace.
for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace.
New Life Bible
And they will be life to your soul and a chain of beauty to your neck.
And they will be life to your soul and a chain of beauty to your neck.
New Revised Standard
and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;
So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
Revised Standard Version
and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.
Young's Literal Translation
And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.
So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.
Contextual Overview
21My son! Do not let them turn from your eyes, || Keep wisdom and thoughtfulness, 22And they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck.23Then you go your way confidently, || And your foot does not stumble. 24If you lie down, you are not afraid, || Indeed, you have lain down, || And your sleep has been sweet. 25Do not be afraid of sudden fear, || And of the desolation of the wicked when it comes. 26For YHWH is at your side, || And He has kept your foot from capture.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
life: Proverbs 4:22, Isaiah 38:16, John 12:49, John 12:50
grace: Proverbs 1:9
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:47 - General Proverbs 4:9 - give Proverbs 4:13 - she
Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
And God says, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth."
And God says, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over [the] fish of the sea, and over [the] bird of the heavens, and over livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth."
Genesis 2:9
and YHWH God causes to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the Tree of Life in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
and YHWH God causes to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the Tree of Life in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Genesis 3:5
for God knows that in the day of your eating of it—your eyes have been opened, and you have been as God, knowing good and evil."
for God knows that in the day of your eating of it—your eyes have been opened, and you have been as God, knowing good and evil."
Genesis 3:6
And the woman sees that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she takes from its fruit and eats, and also gives [some] to her husband with her, and he eats;
And the woman sees that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she takes from its fruit and eats, and also gives [some] to her husband with her, and he eats;
Genesis 3:7
and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they [are] naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make girdles for themselves.
and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they [are] naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make girdles for themselves.
Genesis 3:12
And the man says, "The woman whom You placed with me—she has given to me from the tree, and I eat."
And the man says, "The woman whom You placed with me—she has given to me from the tree, and I eat."
Genesis 3:13
And YHWH God says to the woman, "What [is] this you have done?" And the woman says, "The serpent has caused me to forget, and I eat."
And YHWH God says to the woman, "What [is] this you have done?" And the woman says, "The serpent has caused me to forget, and I eat."
Psalms 22:26
The humble eat and are satisfied, || Those seeking Him praise YHWH, || Your heart lives forever.
The humble eat and are satisfied, || Those seeking Him praise YHWH, || Your heart lives forever.
Proverbs 3:18
She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, || And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.
She [is] a tree of life to those laying hold on her, || And whoever is retaining her [is] blessed.
Jeremiah 22:23
O dweller in Lebanon, making a nest among cedars, || How gracious have you been when pangs come to you, || Pain—as of a travailing woman."
O dweller in Lebanon, making a nest among cedars, || How gracious have you been when pangs come to you, || Pain—as of a travailing woman."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So shall they be life unto thy soul,.... Give it a better life than it naturally has, though immortal; Christ is both the spiritual and eternal life of the souls of those that look unto him by faith; and his Gospel, and the doctrines of it, are the means of reviving drooping saints, and of quickening them to the discharge of their duty; wherefore both he and they should be kept in continual view, and held fast;
and grace to thy neck; an ornament to that and to the whole man; how ornamental is Christ and his righteousness to a believer! how lovely is the person that is steady in his principles, and regular in his practices! who stands fast in the truths of the Gospel, and whose conversation is as becomes it! see Proverbs 1:9.
