Pro 1:9 | NETfull | STEP | For they will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around your neck.

Proverbs 1:9

9 For they will be like ^{▼▼ The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.} an elegant ^{▼▼ Heb “a garland of grace.” The word חֵן (khen, “grace”) refers to qualities that make a person pleasant and agreeable, e.g., a gracious and charming person (BDB 336 s.v.). The metaphor compares the teachings that produce these qualities to an attractive wreath.} garland ^{▼▼ The noun לִוְיַה (livyah, “wreath; garland”) refers to a headdress and appears only twice in the OT (Prov 1:9; 4:9; BDB 531 s.v.; HALOT 524 s.v.).} on ^{▼▼ Heb “for.”} your head,
and like ^{▼▼ The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.} pendants ^{▼▼ Cf. KJV, ASV “chains”; NIV “a chain”; but this English term could suggest a prisoner’s chain to the modern reader rather than adornment.} around ^{▼▼ Heb “for.”} your neck.