Proverbs 20:29

¶ The glory of young men [is] their strength: and the beauty of old men [is] the gray head.

The glory {H8597} of young men {H970} is their strength {H3581}: and the beauty {H1926} of old men {H2205} is the gray head {H7872}.

The pride of the young is their strength; the dignity of the old is gray hair.

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

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

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Cross-References

  • 1 John 2:14 (14 votes)

    I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

  • Proverbs 16:31 (11 votes)

    ¶ The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.

  • Leviticus 19:32 (9 votes)

    Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.

  • Jeremiah 9:23 (5 votes)

    ¶ Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches:

  • Jeremiah 9:24 (5 votes)

    But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD.