31Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.


In Context

28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

30 One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.

Proverbs 16:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:31The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:31Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:31Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, it shall be found in the way of righteousness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:31A crown of beauty are grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.