Proverbs 16:31

Proverbs 16:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
• New International Version (NIV)Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness.

Context of Proverbs 16:31

29A man of violence entices his neighbor And leads him in a way that is not good. 30He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass. A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness. 32He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. 33The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the Lord.

Proverbs 16:31 word by word

עֲטֶ֣רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת שֵׂיבָ֑ה בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה תִּמָּצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear

• grayשֵׂיבָהώêybâh · hoary headH7872
• is a crownעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
• of gloryתִּפְאָרָהtiph'ârâh tiph'ereth · beautyH8597
• is foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666

Cross-references for Proverbs 16:31

• Proverbs 20:29The glory of young men is their strength, And the honor of old men is their gray hair.
• Leviticus 19:32‘You shall rise up before the grayheaded and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.
• Job 32:6So 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.
• Genesis 47:7Then Joseph brought his father Jacob and presented him to Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
• 1 Samuel 12:2Now, 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 29:10So 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.
• Ecclesiastes 4:13A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.
• Luke 1:6They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
• Luke 2:29“Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace, According to Your word;
• Philemon 1:9yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you--since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus--

Commentaries on Proverbs 16:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31The hoary head is a crown of glory - The latter part of the verse is very well added, for many a sinner has a hoary head.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Omit “if.” Literally, “it (i. e., the hoary head) is found in the way of righteousness,” comes as the reward of righteousness.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31Verse 31 Old people especially should be found in the way of religion and godliness.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31As godly people age, they become wiser, and their gray hair is like a crown (comparee Proverbs 4:9; 12:4; 17:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. (Compare Pr 20:29). if--or, which may be supplied properly, or without it the sense is as in Pr 3:16; 4:10, that piety is blessed with long life.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 16:31

• Old Age

In the dictionaries

• Chief
• Divine
• Haughty
• Lot
• Pride
• Whisperer
• Color; Colors
• Crown
• Hair
• Proverb

Commentaries on Proverbs 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings