Proverbs 3:22
Strong's Lexicon
They will be
וְיִֽהְי֣וּ (wə·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

life
חַיִּ֣ים (ḥay·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community

to your soul
לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ (lə·nap̄·še·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious

and adornment
וְ֝חֵ֗ן (wə·ḥên)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2580: 1) favour, grace, charm 1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance

to your neck.
לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (lə·ḡar·gə·rō·ṯe·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1621: 1) neck (always fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

Young's Literal Translation
And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
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.

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.

American Standard Version
So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.

English Revised Version
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Young's Literal Translation
And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:47
For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

Proverbs 1:9
For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Proverbs 4:13
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Proverbs 4:22
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Proverbs 8:35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Proverbs 21:21
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 3:21
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Proverbs 3:20
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Proverbs 3:19
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
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