Proverbs 16:31

In 11 translations

BSB

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

KJV

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

WEB

Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

ASV

The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

LSV

Grey hairs [are] a crown of beauty, || It is found in the way of righteousness.

YLT

A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

DBY

The hoary head is a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of righteousness.

DRC

Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.

GNV

Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.

JPS

The hoary head is a crown of glory, it is found in the way of righteousness.

LXXE

Old age is a crown of honour, but it is found in the ways of righteousness.Gr. boasting.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

עֲטֶ֣רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת שֵׂיבָ֑ה בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה תִּמָּצֵֽא׃

LXX-Br

Στέφανος καυχήσεως γῆρας, ἐν δὲ ὁδοῖς δικαιοσύνης εὑρίσκεται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 20:29The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
• Leviticus 19:32You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
• Proverbs 3:1–2My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
• Proverbs 17:6Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.
• 1 Samuel 12:2–5Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His…
• Luke 1:6Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
• Luke 2:29–38“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for…
• Genesis 47:7–10Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. “How many years have you lived?” Pharaoh asked. “My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have…
• Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
• Philemon 1:9I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
• 1 Chronicles 29:10–25Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory…
• Job 32:6–7So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

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