Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 21st, 2025
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Read the Bible
The NET Bible®
Proverbs 3:22
So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck.
Jump to:Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- BakerEncyclopedias:
- TheParallel Translations
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.
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
21 My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion. 22 So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck. 23 Then you will walk on your way with security, and you will not stumble. 24 When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant. 25 You will not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked; 26 for the Lord will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.
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
Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth."
Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth."
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food. (Now the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were in the middle of the orchard.)
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food. (Now the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were in the middle of the orchard.)
Genesis 3:5
for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil."
for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil."
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
Genesis 3:13
So the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate."
So the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate."
Psalms 22:26
Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the Lord ! May you live forever!
Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the Lord ! May you live forever!
Proverbs 3:18
She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.
She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.
Jeremiah 22:23
You may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of Lebanon. But oh how you will groan when the pains of judgment come on you. They will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby.
You may feel as secure as a bird nesting in the cedars of Lebanon. But oh how you will groan when the pains of judgment come on you. They will be like those of a woman giving birth to a baby.
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.
