I have spent some time on the word “crown” as it is rendered in Proverbs 27:24. The word rendered as “crown” is nezer which is not a crown at all, but a diadem or, more specifically, the stones in a diadem.  The various precious stones or gemstones in a diadem were considered more than symbolic in ancient times, it was believed that these stones carried powers to protect, heal and bring about stability. Hence the ancient Egyptians wore these stones around various parts of their bodies to offer protection, healing, or stability. Areas that needed protection were the wrists, neck, head, fingers, and ankles. Today we wear such gemstones for decoration purposes and they are not advertised as having any powers other than to attract attention.  

The king’s diadem would have a white stone set among many other stones. The white stone had his name engraved on it. If he were to remove that stone and give it to someone, that would represent the ultimate authority a king could give to someone.  Later the white stone took on new meanings.  By the first century A.D., the white stone became an engagement stone. It later took on the form of an engagement ring with the white stone being represented as a diamond. However, in the first century, the groom would give his bride a white stone, and engraved on the stone would be a special name, a pet name.  As lovers do today they would give their beloved a name like “Sugar Babe.” Such names were often embarrassing and thus were kept secret between the two lovers and used only between themselves. Only one person in the world could call a woman by that special name, and that would be her husband, her beloved. Another practice with the gemstones would be that the king would remove a stone from his diadem to give as a gift to a special servant.  It could be a red stone that represents a certain amount of royal power being bestowed upon this servant, it could be a green stone, that represents his restoration, or a blue stone that represents wealth or riches.  In fact, esoterically, the word nezer represents descending – Nun, from a joining together – Zayin, and a seeing with the naked eye – Resh.  Thus, when a subject received a gemstone from the king’s diadem, it would represent the power inherent in that stone descending from the king to the subject to join that subject with the king in a common enterprise and the stone would be a tangible object of this bond which could be seen with the naked eye.