Proverbs 3:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So they will be life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
to your soulלְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ
(le·naf·she·cha;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
And adornmentוְ֝חֵ֗ן
(ve·chen)
2580: favor, gracefrom chanan
to your neck.לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃
(le·gar·ge·ro·tei·cha.)
1621: neckfrom garar


















KJV Lexicon
So shall they be life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
unto thy soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
and grace
chen  (khane)
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.
to thy neck
gargrowth  (gar-gher-owth')
the throat (as used in rumination) -- neck.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck.

King James Bible
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will be life for you and adornment for your neck.

International Standard Version
and they will be life to you and a graceful ornament for your neck.

NET Bible
So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And it shall be Life to your soul and Grace to your neck.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then they will mean life for you, and they will grace your neck.

King James 2000 Bible
So shall they be life unto your soul, and grace to your neck.
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