Wine Is a Mocker
Proverbs 20:29
In 11 translations
- BSB
- The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
- KJV
- The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
- WEB
- The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
- ASV
- The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
- LSV
- The beauty of young men is their strength, || And the honor of old men is grey hairs.
- YLT
- The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
- DBY
- The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
- DRC
- The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs.
- GNV
- The beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.
- JPS
- The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
- LXXE
- Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey hairs are the glory of old men.
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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
- תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת בַּחוּרִ֣ים כֹּחָ֑ם וַהֲדַ֖ר זְקֵנִ֣ים שֵׂיבָֽה׃
- LXX-Br
- Κόσμος νεανίαις σοφία, δόξα δὲ πρεσβυτέρων πολιαί.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 John 2:14I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
- Proverbs 16:31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
- Leviticus 19:32You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
- Jeremiah 9:23–24This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that…
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