Proverbs 16:31

New Century Version

Gray hair is like a crown of honor; it is earned by living a good life.

Cross References

Job 41:32

When it swims, it leaves a shining path in the water that makes the sea look as if it had white hair.

Proverbs 16:30

Someone who winks is planning evil, and the one who grins is planning something wrong.

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than strength. Controlling your temper is better than capturing a city.

Proverbs 17:6

Old people are proud of their grandchildren, and children are proud of their parents.

Proverbs 20:29

The young glory in their strength, and the old are honored for their gray hair.

Ecclesiastes 12:5

You will fear high places and will be afraid to go for a walk. Your hair will become white like the flowers on an almond tree. You will limp along like a grasshopper when you walk. Your appetite will be gone. Then you will go to your everlasting home, and people will go to your funeral.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor but wise boy is better than a foolish but old king who doesn’t listen to advice.

Leviticus 19:32

“ ‘Show respect to old people; stand up in their presence. Show respect also to your God. I am the Lord.

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth truly did what God said was good. They did everything the Lord commanded and were without fault in keeping his law.

Philemon 1:9

But because I love you, I am pleading with you instead. I, Paul, an old man now and also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,