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the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Proverbs 3:22
And they will be life to your soul and a chain of beauty 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 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 son, do not allow them to leave your eyes. Keep perfect wisdom and careful thinking. 22 And they will be life to your soul and a chain of beauty to your neck. 23 Then you will be safe as you walk on your way, and your foot will not trip. 24 You will not be afraid when you lie down. When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. 25 Do not be afraid of fear that comes all at once. And do not be afraid of the storm of the sinful when it comes. 26 For the Lord will be your trust. He will keep your foot from being caught.
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 man like Us and let him be head over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every thing that moves on the ground."
Then God said, "Let Us make man like Us and let him be head over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every thing that moves on the ground."
Genesis 2:9
And the Lord God made to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasing to the eyes and good for food. And He made the tree of life grow in the center of the garden, and the tree of learning of good and bad.
And the Lord God made to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasing to the eyes and good for food. And He made the tree of life grow in the center of the garden, and the tree of learning of good and bad.
Genesis 3:5
For God knows that when you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad."
For God knows that when you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad."
Genesis 3:6
The woman saw that the tree was good for food, and pleasing to the eyes, and could fill the desire of making one wise. So she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, and he ate.
The woman saw that the tree was good for food, and pleasing to the eyes, and could fill the desire of making one wise. So she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, and he ate.
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were without clothes. So they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves clothing.
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were without clothes. So they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves clothing.
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
The man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The snake fooled me, and I ate."
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The snake fooled me, and I ate."
Psalms 22:26
Those who suffer will eat and have enough. Those who look for the Lord will praise Him. May your heart live forever!
Those who suffer will eat and have enough. Those who look for the Lord will praise Him. May your heart live forever!
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her. Happy are all who hold her near.
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her. Happy are all who hold her near.
Jeremiah 22:23
O you people of Lebanon, who make your nest among the cedars, how you will cry inside yourselves when pain comes upon you! It will be pain like a woman giving birth."
O you people of Lebanon, who make your nest among the cedars, how you will cry inside yourselves when pain comes upon you! It will be pain like a woman giving birth."
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.
