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Proverbs 16:31

An ornamental crown is the hoary head, on the way of righteousness can it be found.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

30He shutteth his eyes to devise perverse things: when he compresseth his lips then hath he fully resolved on evil.

32One that is slow to anger is better than a hero; and he that ruleth his spirit, than the conqueror of a city.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:32Before the hoary head shalt thou rise up, and honor the face of the old man; and thou shalt be afraid of thy God: I am the Lord.

1 Chronicles 29:10And David blessed the Lord before the eyes of all the congregation; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Lord the God of Israel our father, from everlasting even unto everlasting.

Job 41:32(41:24) Behind him he causeth his pathway to shine, [so that] men esteem the deep to be hoary.

Proverbs 17:6The crown of old men are children's children; and the ornament of children are their fathers.

Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor and a wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to be admonished any more.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:30-31

29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. 30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. Here is another sort of evil men described to us, that we may neither do like them, nor have any thing to do with them. 1. Such as (like Satan) do all the mischief they can by force and violence, as roaring lions, and not only by fraud and insinuation, as subtle serpents: They are violent men, that do all by rapine and oppression, that… Read the whole commentary →

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