Proverbs 20:29
תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
28חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ ־ מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ ׃
30חַבֻּרוֹת פֶּצַע תמריק בְּרָע וּמַכּוֹת חַדְרֵי ־ בָֽטֶן ׃
Cross References
Leviticus 19:32מִפְּנֵי שֵׂיבָה תָּקוּם וְהָדַרְתָּ פְּנֵי זָקֵן וְיָרֵאתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה ׃ פ
Proverbs 16:31עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת שֵׂיבָה בְּדֶרֶךְ צְדָקָה תִּמָּצֵֽא ׃
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 →