Proverbs 16:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A gray headשֵׂיבָ֑ה
(sei·vah;)
7872: hoary head, old agefrom sib
is a crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת
(a·te·ret)
5850: a crown, wreathfrom atar
of glory;תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת
(tif·'e·ret)
8597: beauty, gloryfrom paar
It is foundתִּמָּצֵֽא׃
(tim·ma·tze.)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְ
(be·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of righteousness.צְ֝דָקָ֗ה
(tze·da·kah)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq


















KJV Lexicon
The hoary head
seybah  (say-baw')
old age -- (be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.
is a crown
`atarah  (at-aw-raw')
a crown -- crown.
of glory
tiph'arah  (tif-aw-raw')
ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively) -- beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), hono; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively) -- beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.
if it be found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
in the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gray hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the way of righteousness.

International Standard Version
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is obtained by following a righteous path.

NET Bible
Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Old age is a crown of glory and the way of righteousness is praised.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Silver hair is a beautiful crown found in a righteous life.

King James 2000 Bible
White hair is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.
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