Proverbs 20:29

Modern English Version

The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Cross References

1 John 2:14

I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Proverbs 16:31

The silvery hair is a crown of glory; it is found in the way of righteousness.

Leviticus 19:32

You shall rise up before a gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.

Proverbs 20:30

The blows of a wound cleanse away evil, so beatings purge the innermost depths of the heart.

Job 41:32

He leaves a shining wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair.