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Proverbs 16:31

NETBible	Gray hair is like¹ a crown of glory;² it is attained³ in the path of righteousness.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 16:31	Grey hair is a crown of splendour; it is attained by a righteous life.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:31	A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 16:31	Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 16:31	Gray hair is a mark of distinction, the award for a God-loyal life.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 16:31	The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 16:31	Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 16:31	The silver–haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness.
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KJV	The hoary head <07872> [is] a crown <05850> of glory <08597>_, [if] it be found <04672> (8735) in the way <01870> of righteousness <06666>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:31	A gray <07872> head <07872> is a crown <05850> of glory <08597> ; It is found <04672> in the way <01870> of righteousness <06666> .
LXXM	stefanov <4735> N-NSM kauchsewv <2746> N-GSF ghrav <1094> N-NSN en <1722> PREP de <1161> PRT odoiv <3598> N-DPF dikaiosunhv <1343> N-GSF eurisketai <2147> V-PMI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	Gray hair <07872> is like a crown <05850> of glory <08597> ; it is attained <04672> in the path <01870> of righteousness <06666> .
HEBREW	aumt <04672> hqdu <06666> Krdb <01870> hbyv <07872> trapt <08597> trje (16:31) <05850>

NETBible

Gray hair is like¹ a crown of glory;² it is attained³ in the path of righteousness.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.

²sn The proverb presents the ideal, for it is not concerned with old people who may be evil. The KJV tried to qualify the interpretation by making the second half of the verse a conditional clause (“if it be found in the way of righteousness”). This is acceptable but unnecessary. The book of Proverbs is simply laying out the equity of longevity for righteousness and premature death for wicked people. In this line “gray hair” is a metonymy of adjunct/effect, representing old age; and the “glorious crown” (taking the genitive as attributive) provides a fitting metaphor to compare the hair on the head with a crown.

³tn Heb “it is found” (so NASB) or “it will be found.”

⁴sn While the proverb presents a general observation, there is a commendable lesson about old people who can look back on a long walk with God through life and can anticipate unbroken fellowship with him in glory.