Proverbs 20:29
Strong's Lexicon
The glory
תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת (tip̄·’e·reṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
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)

of young men
בַּחוּרִ֣ים (ba·ḥū·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 970: 1) youth, young man

is their strength,
כֹּחָ֑ם (kō·ḥām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3581: 1) strength, power, might 1a) human strength 1b) strength (of angels) 1c) power (of God) 1d) strength (of animals) 1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil) 2) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean 2a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown

and gray hair
שֵׂיבָֽה׃ (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 the splendor
וַהֲדַ֖ר (wa·hă·ḏar)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1926: 1) ornament, splendour, honour 1a) ornament 1b) splendour, majesty 1c) honour, glory

of the old.
זְקֵנִ֣ים (zə·qê·nîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2205: 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.

Young's Literal Translation
The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

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

King James Bible
The glory of young men [is] their strength: and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.

New Living Translation
The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.

English Standard Version
The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

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

King James Bible
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

International Standard Version
The glory of young men is their strength; and the splendor of elders is their gray hair.

NET Bible
The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

American Standard Version
The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

English Revised Version
The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Young's Literal Translation
The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
















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

Proverbs 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

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

Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Proverbs 21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
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