Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Holman Bible

Gray hair is a glorious crown;
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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂיבה 
Seybah 
Usage: 19

is a crown
עטרה 
`atarah 
Usage: 23

of glory
תּפארת תּפארה 
Tiph'arah 
Usage: 51

if it be found
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

in the way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

References

Images Proverbs 16:31

Prayers for Proverbs 16:31

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

30 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
31 A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.
32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:29

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

Genesis 47:7-10

Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him to Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Leviticus 19:32

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

1 Samuel 12:2-5

Now, here is the king walking before you, but I am old and gray, and behold my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my youth even to this day.

1 Chronicles 29:10-25

So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

Job 32:6-7

So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said,
“I am young in years and you are old;
Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you what I think.

Proverbs 3:1-2

My son, do not forget my teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
And the glory of sons is their fathers.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Luke 2:29-38

“Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace,
According to Your word;

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