Proverbs 20:29

WEB

²⁹The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

KJV

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

BSB

²⁹The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.

FBV

²⁹Young men value their strength, but the old value even more the wisdom that comes with gray hair.

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Extra References

1 John 2:14

¹⁴I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Proverbs 16:31

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

Leviticus 19:32

³²“‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

²³The LORD says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches. ²⁴But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for I delight in these things,” says the LORD.