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


In Context

28 A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

30 Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.

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

32 Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

33 Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah is all its judgment!

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:31Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

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.