Proverbs 4:9
ContextNET © | She will place a fair 1 garland on your head; she will bestow 2 a beautiful crown 3 on you.” |
NIV © | She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendour." |
NASB © | "She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty." |
NLT © | She will place a lovely wreath on your head; she will present you with a beautiful crown." |
MSG © | She'll garland your life with grace, she'll festoon your days with beauty." |
BBE © | She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory. |
NRSV © | She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown." |
NKJV © | She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you." |
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NET © | She will place a fair 1 garland on your head; she will bestow 2 a beautiful crown 3 on you.” |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The personification of wisdom continues with the bestowal of a wreath for the head (e.g., 1:9). The point is that grace will be given to the individual like a wreath about the head. 2 tn The verb מָגַן (magan) is a Piel (denominative) verb from the noun “shield.” Here it means “to bestow” (BDB 171 s.v.). 3 sn This verse uses wedding imagery: The wife (wisdom) who is embraced by her husband (the disciple) will place the wedding crown on the head of her new bridegroom. Wisdom, like a virtuous wife, will crown the individual with honor and grace. |