Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck. New Living Translation for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace. English Standard Version and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. Berean Standard Bible 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. New King James Version So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck. New American Standard Bible And they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck. NASB 1995 So they will be life to your soul And adornment to your neck. NASB 1977 So they will be life to your soul, And adornment to your neck. Legacy Standard Bible So they will be life for your soul And grace for 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). Christian Standard Bible They will be life for you and adornment for your neck. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will be life for you and adornment for your neck. American Standard Version So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck. Contemporary English Version They will help you to live a long and beautiful life. English Revised Version So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then they will mean life for you, and they will grace your neck. Good News Translation They will provide you with life--a pleasant and happy life. International Standard Version and they will be life to you and a graceful ornament for your neck. Majority Standard Bible They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. NET Bible So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck. New Heart English Bible so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck. Webster's Bible Translation So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. World English Bible so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they are life to your soul, and grace to your neck. Young's Literal Translation And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. Smith's Literal Translation And they shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy throat. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth. Catholic Public Domain Version And so shall there be life in your soul and grace in your voice. New American Bible So will they be life to your soul, and an adornment for your neck. New Revised Standard Version and they will be life for your soul and adornment for your neck. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo shall they be life to your soul and grace to your neck. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And it shall be Life to your soul and Grace to your neck. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Blessings of Wisdom…21My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment. 22They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. 23Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.… Cross References Proverbs 4:21-22 Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. / For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body. Proverbs 1:9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck. Proverbs 6:22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. Proverbs 8:35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly. Proverbs 2:10-11 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul. / Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. Proverbs 19:8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. Proverbs 24:14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. Proverbs 22:4 The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life. Matthew 6:22-23 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. / But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Ephesians 1:17-18 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. / I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, Treasury of Scripture So shall they be life to your soul, and grace to your neck. life Proverbs 4:22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Isaiah 38:16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. John 12:49,50 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak… grace Proverbs 1:9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. Jump to Previous Adornment Grace Life Neck Ornament SoulJump to Next Adornment Grace Life Neck Ornament SoulProverbs 3 1. various exhortations13. The gain of wisdom 27. Exhortation to goodness 33. the different state of the wicked and upright They will be life to your soul The phrase "They will be life to your soul" speaks to the transformative power of wisdom and understanding, as discussed in the preceding verses of Proverbs 3. The Hebrew word for "life" is "חַיִּים" (chayyim), which implies not just physical vitality but a fullness of life that encompasses spiritual and emotional well-being. In the ancient Near Eastern context, life was seen as a gift from God, and wisdom was a means to align oneself with God's order and purpose. The "soul," or "נֶפֶשׁ" (nephesh) in Hebrew, refers to the entire being of a person, indicating that wisdom nourishes and sustains one's innermost self. This phrase encourages believers to seek wisdom as a source of true life, echoing the biblical theme that spiritual insight leads to a flourishing existence. and adornment to your neck Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They will beוְיִֽהְי֣וּ (wə·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be life חַיִּ֣ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life to your soul לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ (lə·nap̄·še·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion and adornment וְ֝חֵ֗ן (wə·ḥên) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective to your neck. לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·ḡar·gə·rō·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1621: The throat Links Proverbs 3:22 NIVProverbs 3:22 NLT Proverbs 3:22 ESV Proverbs 3:22 NASB Proverbs 3:22 KJV Proverbs 3:22 BibleApps.com Proverbs 3:22 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 3:22 Chinese Bible Proverbs 3:22 French Bible Proverbs 3:22 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:22 So they will be life to your (Prov. 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