Proverbs 16:31

New English Translation

Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

Cross References

Job 41:32

It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had a head of white hair.

Proverbs 16:30

The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

Proverbs 16:32

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

Proverbs 20:29

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

Ecclesiastes 12:5

and they are afraid of heights and the dangers in the street; the almond blossoms grow white, and the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry shrivels up – because man goes to his eternal home, and the mourners go about in the streets –

Ecclesiastes 4:13

A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

Leviticus 19:32

You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

Philemon 1:9

I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love – I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus –