Proverbs 4:9 (DBY)

Passage

She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 4:7 The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence.

Proverbs 4:8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her.

Proverbs 4:9 She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee.

Proverbs 4:10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be multiplied.

Proverbs 4:11 I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "shall", "give", "head", "garland", "crown", "glory", and "bestow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Exalt her and she shall promote thee..." into verse 10's "Hear my son and receive my sayings...", so "grace" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.