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Proverbs 16:31

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 16:31 in other translations

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

Proverbs 16:31 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 16:31 in context

  1. 29A man of violence entices his neighbor,
    and leads him in a way that is not good.
  2. 30One who winks his eyes to plot perversities,
    one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
  3. 31Gray hair is a crown of glory.
    It is attained by a life of righteousness.
  4. 32One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
    one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
  5. 33The lot is cast into the lap,
    but its every decision is from Yahweh.