Proverbs 4:9

Modern

She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

Traditional

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Literal

She will give to your head a wreath of grace; a crown of beauty she will deliver to you.”

Latin

Dabit capiti tuo augmenta gratiarum, et corona inclyta proteget te.

Hebrew

English

She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

A lovely wreath and a beautiful crown symbolize the rewards of wisdom (see also Proverbs 1:9 and 3:22).

Proverbs 1:9
For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
1 Peter 5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
Hebrews 2:7–9
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
Isaiah 28:5
On that day the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory, a diadem of splendor to the remnant of His people,
Revelation 3:21
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
1 Timothy 2:9–10
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
1 Peter 3:4
…but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
Proverbs 3:22
They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.