Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Holman Bible
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.
A Conservative Version
The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be 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.
Amplified
The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.
Darby Translation
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.
Julia Smith Translation
Old age a crown of glorying, shall be found in the way of justice.
King James 2000
White hair is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A crown of glory is gray hair; by a righteous life it is gained.
Modern King James verseion
The gray head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Age is a crown of worship, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
NET Bible
Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.
New Heart English Bible
Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
The Emphasized Bible
A crown of adorning, is a hoary head, in the way of righteousness, it should be found.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
A crown of beauty are grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.
Themes
Decrepitude » Ps 71; ec 12 general references to » Of the righteous, honourable
Hairs » White or gray » With righteousness, a crown of glory
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Long life » Old age ps 71; ec 12 » Of the righteous, honourable
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Old age » General references to » Of the righteous, honourable
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:31
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Proverbs Of Solomon
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He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things; moving his lips he brings evil to pass.
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Cross References
Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
Genesis 47:7-10
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father and set him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt rise up before grey hair and honour the face of the elder and fear thy God. I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 12:2-5
And now, behold, your king walks before you. 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 29:10-25
and blessed the LORD before all the congregation; and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
Job 32:6-7
And Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, answered and said, I am younger, and ye are older; therefore, I was afraid, and I feared to declare unto you my opinion.
Proverbs 3:1-2
My son, forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Proverbs 17:6
Children's children are the crown of old men, and the honour of the children are their fathers.
Ecclesiastes 4:13
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king who will no longer be admonished.
Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, blameless.
Luke 2:29-38
Lord, now let thy slave depart in peace, according to thy word,