Proverbs 16:31
A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
In Context
30Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:32'At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I [am] Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 29:10And David blesseth Jehovah before the eyes of all the assembly, and David saith, 'Blessed [art] Thou, Jehovah, God of Israel our father, from age even unto age.
Job 41:32After him he causeth a path to shine, One thinketh the deep to be hoary.
Proverbs 17:6Sons' sons [are] the crown of old men, And the glory of sons [are] their fathers.
Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.
Luke 1:6and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,
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 →