Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The glory of young men is their strength,
And the honor of old men is their gray hair.

King James Version

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Holman Bible

The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

International Standard Version

The glory of young men is their strength; and the splendor of elders is their gray hair.

A Conservative Version

The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

American Standard Version

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Amplified


The glory of young men is their [physical] strength,
And the honor of aged men is their gray head [representing wisdom and experience].

Bible in Basic English

The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs.

Darby Translation

The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

Julia Smith Translation

The glory of young men their strength: and the ornament of old men gray hair.

King James 2000

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The glory of young men [is] their strength, but the beauty of the aged [is] gray hair.

Modern King James verseion

The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The strength of young men is their worship; and a grey head, is a honour unto the aged.

NET Bible

The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

New Heart English Bible

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

The Emphasized Bible

The beauty of young men, is their strength, and, the ornament of old men, a hoary head.

Webster

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

World English Bible

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Youngs Literal Translation

The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The glory
תּפארת תּפארה 
Tiph'arah 
Usage: 51

of young men
בּחר בּחוּר 
Bachuwr 
Usage: 46

כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

and the beauty
הדר 
Hadar 
Usage: 30

of old men
זקן 
Zaqen 
Usage: 178

References

Smith

Context Readings

Foolproof Instructions

28 Loyalty and truth preserve the king,
And he upholds his throne by righteousness.
29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the honor of old men is their gray hair.
30 Stripes that wound scour away evil,
And strokes reach the innermost parts.



Cross References

Proverbs 16:31

A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.

Leviticus 19:32

You shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;

1 John 2:14

I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been 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.

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