Pro 16:31
The hoary head {is} a crown of glory, {if} it be found in the way of righteousness.
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The glory of young men {is} their strength: and the beauty of old men {is} the gray head.
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I {am} the LORD.
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons {are} with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Yet for love's sake I rather beseech {thee}, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
Better {is} a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. {who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished}
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I {am} young, and ye {are} very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. {young: Heb. few of days} {durst...: Heb. feared}
Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed {be} thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
The glory of young men {is} their strength: and the beauty of old men {is} the gray head.
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I {am} the LORD.
Children's children {are} the crown of old men; and the glory of children {are} their fathers.
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. {sober: or, vigilant}
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known {it}, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; {long life: Heb. many days} {discern: Heb. hear}
Now Barzillai was a very aged man, {even} fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he {was} a very great man.
She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. {a crown...: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory}
Also {when} they shall be afraid of {that which is} high, and fears {shall be} in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
There went with us also {certain} of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, {and} stood up.
He maketh a path to shine after him; {one} would think the deep {to be} hoary.
With us {are} both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.
Yet for love's sake I rather beseech {thee}, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.