Proverbs 16:31
Strong's Lexicon
Gray hair
שֵׂיבָ֑ה (śê·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7872: 1) age, gray hair, hoary head, old age 1a) gray hair, hoary head 1b) old age

[is] a crown
עֲטֶ֣רֶת (‘ă·ṭe·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5850: 1) crown, wreath

of glory;
תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת (tip̄·’e·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8597: 1) beauty, splendour, glory 1a) beauty, finery (of garments, jewels) 1b) glory 1b1) of rank, renown 1b2) as attribute of God 1c) honour (or nation Israel) 1d) glorying, boasting (of individual)

it is attained
תִּמָּצֵֽא׃ (tim·mā·ṣê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering)

along the path
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

of righteousness.
צְ֝דָקָ֗ה (ṣə·ḏā·qāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6666: 1) justice, righteousness 1a) righteousness (in government) 1a1) of judge, ruler, king 1a2) of law 1a3) of Davidic king Messiah 1b) righteousness (of God's attribute) 1c) righteousness (in a case or cause) 1d) righteousness, truthfulness 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation 1f1) of God 1f2) prosperity (of people) 1g) righteous acts

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

Young's Literal Translation
A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Gray hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the way of righteousness.

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

King James Bible
The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.

New Living Translation
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.

English Standard Version
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.

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

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

Holman Christian Standard 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.

NET Bible
Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

American Standard Version
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

English Revised Version
The hoary head is a crown of glory, it shall be found in the way of righteousness.

Young's Literal Translation
A crown of beauty are grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.
















Cross References
Proverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

Proverbs 3:2
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

Proverbs 16:30
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 16:29
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

Proverbs 16:28
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
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