Proverbs 3:22
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. | They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. | So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so they may be | וְיִֽהְי֣וּ | ve-yih-YU | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 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) … |
| life | חַיִּ֣ים | chai-YIM | H2416E | lifeחַיִּים (chay.yim) 1) life (abstract emphatic) 1a) life 1b) sustenance, maintenance |
| for self your | לְנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ | le-naf-SHE-kha | H5315G | soulנֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 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) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain |
| and grace | וְ֝חֵ֗ן | ve-CHEN | H2580 | favorחֵן (chen) 1) favour, grace, charm 1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance |
| for neck your | לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | le-gar-ge-ro-TEI-kha | H1621 | neckגַּרְגְּרוֹת (gar.ge.rot) neck (always fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.