Proverbs 20:29

We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

28Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.

30When we are beaten or whipped, it can cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us by punishing us, it can cause our behavior to become good.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:32‘Stand up when old people enter the room, and show that you respect them, and also revere me, your God; that is what I, Yahweh, am commanding.

Proverbs 16:31Gray hair is like a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.

1 John 2:14I will say it again: I have written this to you because you have come to know the Father, because you now know Christ, the one who always existed, because you are spiritually strong, because you continue to obey God’s word, and because you have defeated the evil one, Satan.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:29

28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. Here we have, 1. The virtues of a good king. Those are mercy and truth, especially mercy, for that is mentioned twice here. He must be strictly faithful to his word, must be sincere, and abhor all dissimulation, must religiously discharge all the trusts reposed in him, must support and countenance truth. He must likewise rule with clemency, and by all acts of compassion gain the affections of his people. Mercy and truth are the glories of… Read the whole commentary →

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