Proverbs 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. For they (shall be) an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck - "an ornament" ( liwªyat (H3880)) - literally, an addition, an ornamental accession. As the young are attracted by ornaments on the head and neck, the badges of distinction, so he tells them, This heavenly instruction will grace both your head and your whole outward bearing (cf. Proverbs 3:22; Isaiah 61:10). As the crown on the head, and the chains on the neck, are ever present, and cannot easily be forgotten (cf. Jeremiah 2:32), so the young are urged ever to be mindful of, and glory in, this godly wisdom, which is their brightest ornament.