Proverbs 16:31
What does Proverbs 16:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 16:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A crown of beauty <FI>are<Fi> grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The hoary head is a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of righteousness.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 17:6
Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
- Genesis 47:7
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
- Proverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:
- 1 Samuel 12:2
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 youth unto this day.
- Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10
Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
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