King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Complete Jewish Bible:
they will be life for your being and grace for your neck.
Berean Standard Bible:
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
American Standard Version:
So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
So shall they be life{H2416} unto thy soul{H5315}, and grace{H2580} to thy neck{H1621}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 4:22
- For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 1:9
- For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
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
- 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.
John 12:50
- And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
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Commentary for Proverbs 3:22
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2416
There are 452 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חַי
Transliteration: chay
Pronunciation: khah'-ee
Description: from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. - Strong's Number: H5315
There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: nephesh
Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it. - Strong's Number: H2580
There are 67 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֵן
Transliteration: chên
Pronunciation: khane
Description: from חָנַן; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty); favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured. - Strong's Number: H1621
There are 4 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גַּרְגְּרוֹת
Transliteration: gargᵉrôwth
Pronunciation: gar-gher-owth'
Description: feminine plural from גָּרַר; the throat (as used in rumination); neck.