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Proverbs 3:22

They will bring you a long life filled with honor.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Wisdom;   Young Men;   Thompson Chain Reference - Call, Divine;   God's;   Knowledge;   Knowledge-Ignorance;   Wisdom;   Wisdom-Folly;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Life;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Grace;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Soul;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Grace;   Proverbs, Book of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Proverbs book of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Grace;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amulet;   Bibliomancy;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
King James Version
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.
New Century Version
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.
Amplified Bible
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.
World English Bible
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
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.
Darby Translation
so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Lexham English Bible
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
King James Version (1611)
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.
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:
English Revised Version
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.
Update Bible Version
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.
New King James Version
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.
New Life Bible
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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.
Revised Standard Version
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.

Contextual Overview

21 My son, don't ever let wisdom out of your sight. Hold on to wisdom and careful planning. 22 They will bring you a long life filled with honor. 23 As you go through life, you will always be safe and never fall. 24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid. When you rest, your sleep will be peaceful. 25 You have no reason to fear a sudden disaster or the destruction that comes to the wicked. 26 You can trust the Lord to protect you. He will not let you fall into harm.

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, "Now let's make humans who will be like us. They will rule over all the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. They will rule over all the large animals and all the little things that crawl on the earth."
Genesis 2:9
Then the Lord God caused all the beautiful trees that were good for food to grow in the garden. In the middle of the garden, he put the tree of life and the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil.
Genesis 3:5
God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree you will learn about good and evil, and then you will be like God!"
Genesis 3:6
The woman could see that the tree was beautiful and the fruit looked so good to eat. She also liked the idea that it would make her wise. So she took some of the fruit from the tree and ate it. Her husband was there with her, so she gave him some of the fruit, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
Then it was as if their eyes opened, and they saw things differently. They saw that they were naked. So they got some fig leaves, sewed them together, and wore them for clothes.
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman you put here with me gave me fruit from that tree. So I ate it."
Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What have you done?" She said, "The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit."
Psalms 22:26
Poor people, come eat and be satisfied. You who have come looking for the Lord , praise him! May your hearts be happy forever.
Proverbs 3:18
Wisdom is like a life-giving tree to those who hold on to her; she is a blessing to those who keep her close.
Jeremiah 22:23
"King, you seem so safe in your palace of cedar. It's as if you live in Lebanon! But when your punishment comes, you will groan. You will be in 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.


 
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