Proverbs 3:22

They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — A father speaks to his son, instructing him to retain sound judgment and discernment. The words — חַיִּ֣ים (chai.Yim) means "life," and וְ֝/חֵ֗ן (ve./Chen) means "and grace." The thread — The parallel claims appear in Proverbs 4:22, Proverbs 1:9, and Isaiah 38:16. Why it lands — The verse states that internalizing wisdom provides vitality and visible dignity, which the surrounding context ties to walking safely without stumbling.

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The Hebrew words

וְיִֽהְי֣וּve./yih.Yuso/ they may be חַיִּ֣יםchai.Yimlife לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָle./naf.She./khafor/ self/ your וְ֝חֵ֗ןve./Chenand/ grace לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le./gar.ge.ro.Tei./khafor/ neck/ your

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Proverbs 4:22 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.
Isaiah 38:16 O Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live.
John 12:49 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.