Parallel Verses
Amplified
The glory of young men is their [physical] strength,
And the honor of aged men is their gray head [representing wisdom and experience].
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
Holman Bible
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.
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.
Themes
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Topics
Interlinear
Koach
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
28
Loyalty and mercy, truth and faithfulness, protect the king,
And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.
The glory of young men is their [physical] strength,
And the honor of aged men is their gray head [representing wisdom and experience].
Blows that wound cleanse away evil,
And strokes reach to the innermost parts.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:31
The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.
Leviticus 19:32
‘You shall rise before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; I am the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Thus says the Lord, “Let not the one who is wise and skillful boast in his insight; let not the one who is mighty and powerful boast in his strength; let not the one who is rich boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] abundance;
1 John 2:14
I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and vigorous, and the word of God remains [always] in you, and you have been victorious over the evil one [by accepting Jesus as Savior].