Proverbs 3:22

The book of Proverbs gives us insights into so many different areas of life. The book gives us instruction on how to live our lives for God. Here is a proverb that gives us insight about wisdom on our neck:

Proverbs 3:22 (ESV)

and they will be life for your soul

and adornment for your neck.

It is hard to find something that provides the same assurances and benefits as God's wisdom.   In the above proverb we read that God's wisdom provides something at the end (life) and something on the journey (adornment) to those who Fear The Lord.   The Fear of The Lord gives us wisdom and with wisdom we get "life" for our soul and blessings around our necks.   We often think of God's blessings at the end of our lives, but in this proverb we see that God also gives us an adornment on our neck.   The fact that God gives us peace at the end and a prize on the way, really gives us something to sing HIs praises.   This proverb shows us the internal piece of God's salvation (our inner peace knowing that God is going to save us to the end) and an external piece (an adornment that other's see and that will be drawn to praise God, as well).  When the book of Proverbs begins, Solomon gives us a similar glimpse into the benefits of fearing the Lord:

Proverbs 1:8-9 (ESV Strong's)

8 Hear, my son, your father's instruction,

and forsake not your mother's teaching,

9 for they are a graceful garland for your head

and pendants for your neck.

The Fear of the Lord produces wisdom and that produces a great reputation today and a place with God tomorrow.