Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness. New Living Translation Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life. English Standard Version Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life. Berean Standard Bible Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness. King James Bible The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. New King James Version The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness. New American Standard Bible A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness. NASB 1995 A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness. NASB 1977 A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness. Legacy Standard Bible Gray hair is a crown of beauty; It is found in the way of righteousness. Amplified Bible The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory; It is found in the way of righteousness. Christian Standard Bible Gray hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the ways of righteousness. Holman Christian Standard Bible Gray hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the way of righteousness. American Standard Version The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Old age is a crown of glory and the way of righteousness is praised. Brenton Septuagint Translation Old age is a crown of honour, but it is found in the ways of righteousness. Contemporary English Version Gray hair is a glorious crown worn by those who have lived right. Douay-Rheims Bible Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice. English Revised Version The hoary head is a crown of glory, it shall be found in the way of righteousness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Silver hair is a beautiful crown found in a righteous life. Good News Translation Long life is the reward of the righteous; gray hair is a glorious crown. International Standard Version Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is obtained by following a righteous path. JPS Tanakh 1917 The hoary head is a crown of glory, It is found in the way of righteousness. Literal Standard Version Grey hairs [are] a crown of beauty, | It is found in the way of righteousness. Majority Standard Bible Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness. New American Bible Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by a life that is just. NET Bible Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness. New Revised Standard Version Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life. New Heart English Bible Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is found in the path of righteousness. Webster's Bible Translation The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness. World English Bible Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness. Young's Literal Translation A crown of beauty are grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Reply of the Tongue is from the LORD…30He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil. 31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness. 32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.… Cross References Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; Proverbs 3:2 for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. Proverbs 16:30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil. Proverbs 16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city. Proverbs 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old. Treasury of Scripture The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. hoary Proverbs 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. Leviticus 19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. Job 32:6,7 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion… if Genesis 47:7-10 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh… 1 Samuel 12:2-5 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day… 1 Chronicles 29:10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. Jump to Previous Attained Beauty Crown Found Gained Glory Gray Grey Hair Hairs Head Hoary Life Righteous Righteousness Splendor WayJump to Next Attained Beauty Crown Found Gained Glory Gray Grey Hair Hairs Head Hoary Life Righteous Righteousness Splendor WayProverbs 16 1. The Plans of the heart(31) If it be found in the way of righteousness.--Rather, it is found; old age being promised as the reward of obedience. (Comp. Proverbs 3:1-2; Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 4:10; Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 10:27.)Verse 31. - The hoary head is a crown of glory (Proverbs 20:29). (For "crown," see on Proverbs 17:6.) Old age is the reward of a good life, and therefore is an honour to a man (comp. Proverbs 3:2, 16; Proverbs 4:10; Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 10:27). If it be found - rather, it shall be found - in the way of righteousness; the guerdon of obedience and holiness; whereas "bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days" (Psalm 55:23). It is well said in the Book of Wisdom (4, 5, etc.), "Honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Gray hairשֵׂיבָ֑ה (śê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7872: Hoary head, old age [is] a crown עֲטֶ֣רֶת (‘ă·ṭe·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5850: A crown, wreath of glory; תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת (tip̄·’e·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8597: Beauty, glory it is attained תִּמָּצֵֽא׃ (tim·mā·ṣê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present along the path בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of righteousness. צְ֝דָקָ֗ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively Links Proverbs 16:31 NIVProverbs 16:31 NLT Proverbs 16:31 ESV Proverbs 16:31 NASB Proverbs 16:31 KJV Proverbs 16:31 BibleApps.com Proverbs 16:31 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 16:31 Chinese Bible Proverbs 16:31 French Bible Proverbs 16:31 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of glory (Prov. 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