Proverbs 20:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendour of old men is grey hair.

Dugang nga mga bersyon

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is their gray head [suggesting wisdom and experience].

American Standard Version (1901)

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Common English Bible

Strength is the glory of young men; gray hair is the splendor of old age.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The joy of youths is their strength. And the dignity of old men is their grey hairs.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs.

Proverbs 20:29 Cross References

Job 41:32

He leaves a shining wake behind him; one would think the deep had grey hair!

Proverbs 16:31

Grey hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the ways of righteousness.

Proverbs 20:30

Lashes and wounds purge away evil, and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.

Leviticus 19:32

‘You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honour the old.  Fear your God; I am the Lord.

1 John 2:14

I have written to you, children, because you have come to know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you have come to know the one who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, God’s word  remains in you, and you have conquered the evil one.