What does the Bible say about crowns?

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Q. What does the Bible say about crowns?

A. Thank you for asking such an interesting question! There are many different kinds of crowns the Bible mentions - some pertaining to this life only and others that believers will receive for eternity. There are even a crown or two that are not nice to have! Here are some of the crowns mentioned in the Bible:

• King David rejoiced over the crown God gave him:

  "The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord, and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

  "For You meet him with the blessings of goodness, you set a CROWN OF PURE GOLD upon his head. " (Psalm 21:1-3, NKJV throughout)

• The High Priest at Jerusalem's temple wore a gold crown:

  "Then they made the plate of the holy crown of PURE GOLD, and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving of a signet:  HOLINESS TO THE LORD." (Exodus 39:30)

• Mordecai was made Persia's chief minister and given a crown to wear after God saved the Jews from total destruction:

  "So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, with a great CROWN OF GOLD and a garment of fine linen and purple;  and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. " (Esther 8:15)

• The 24 elders who sit around the throne of God wear golden crowns:

  "Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne . . . Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had CROWNS OF GOLD on their heads." (Revelation 4:2, 4)

• One like the Son of man (Jesus) wears a golden crown as he reaps the righteous on earth:

  "Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a GOLDEN CROWN, and in His hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, 'Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.'" (Revelation 14:14-15)

• The crown that wisdom gives:

  "She will place on your head an ornament of grace, a crown of glory she will deliver to you." (Proverbs 4:9)

• The crown given to the aged:

  "The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness." (Proverbs 16:31)

• The glory that Jerusalem shall be in the sight of God:

  "For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns . . . In that day the Lord of hosts will be for a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty." (Isaiah 62:1,3)

• The crown of glory (rulership) would be taken from the King of Israel due to his pride:

  "But if you will not hear it, my soul will weep in secret for your pride . . . Say to the king and to the queen mother,  'Humble yourselves. Sit down, for your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory.' " (Jeremiah 13:17-18)

• The Kingdom of Judah will, in the future, be gloriously restored by God:

  "In that day the Lord of hosts will be for a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the remnant of His people . . ." (Isaiah 28:5)

• Those who serve and help guide the church, if they do so willingly, honestly and without ruling the faith of others, will receive a crown of glory from Jesus:

  "The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed:

  "Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;  nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;  and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away." (1Peter 5:1-4)

• "And I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord." (2Samuel 1:10; see also 2Samuel 12:30, 2Kings 11:12; Song of Solomon 3:11)

• The crown or power given to false christs and false prophets, especially in the end time, to deceive and conquer:

  "And I looked, and behold, a white horse.  He who sat on it had a bow;  and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer." (Revelation 6:2; see Matthew 24:5)

• "An excellent wife is the crown of her husband . . ." (Proverbs 12:4)

• "The crown of the wise is their riches . . ." (Proverbs 14:24)

• The pride of the Northern Ten Tribes of Israel (whose capital was Samaria) would be broken:

  "Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower.  Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, to those who are overcome with wine! . . . The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, will be trampled underfoot; " (Isaiah 28:1, 3)

• "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?" (1Thessalonians 2:19)

• Crown of Righteousness will be given to the Apostle Paul and all those who believe in God:

  "Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing." (2Timothy 4:8)

• Those who are faithful to God and endure to the end will receive a crown of life:

  "Blessed is the man who endures temptation;  for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him." (James 1:12)

  " . . . Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life." (Revelation 2:10)