Proverbs 20:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:31 : 31 Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.
  • Jer 9:23-24 : 23 The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich. 24 If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the LORD, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things,” says the LORD.
  • 1 John 2:14 : 14 I have written to you, children, that you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, that you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
  • Lev 19:32 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:31
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    31Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

  • Prov 17:6
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    6Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Lev 19:32
    74%

    32You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

  • Prov 20:28
    73%

    28Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.

  • Job 15:10
    73%

    10The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men far older than your father.

  • Hos 7:9
    71%

    9Foreigners are consuming what his strenuous labor produced, but he does not recognize it! His head is filled with gray hair, but he does not realize it!

  • Job 29:8
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    8the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing;

  • Prov 20:30
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    30Beatings and wounds cleanse away evil, and floggings cleanse the innermost being.

  • Eccl 11:9-10
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    70%

    9Enjoy Life to the Fullest under the Fear of God Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions.

    10Banish emotional stress from your mind. and put away pain from your body; for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

  • Job 30:1-2
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    70%

    1Job’s Present Misery“But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs.

    2Moreover, the strength of their hands– what use was it to me? Men whose strength had perished;

  • 1 Kgs 2:6
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    6Do to him what you think is appropriate, but don’t let him live long and die a peaceful death.

  • Ps 71:18
    68%

    18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

  • Ps 89:17
    68%

    17For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

  • Zech 9:17
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    17How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.

  • Prov 19:11
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    11A person’s wisdom has made him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

  • Job 32:9
    68%

    9It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

  • Job 12:12
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    12Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

  • Lam 3:27
    67%

    27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.

  • Job 29:20
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    20My glory will always be fresh in me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’

  • Isa 40:30
    67%

    30Even youths get tired and weary; even strong young men clumsily stumble.

  • Job 40:10
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    10Adorn yourself, then, with majesty and excellency, and clothe yourself with glory and honor!

  • Job 33:25
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    25then his flesh is restored like a youth’s; he returns to the days of his youthful vigor.

  • Ps 148:12
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    12you young men and young women, you elderly, along with you children!

  • Prov 3:35
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    35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

  • Isa 3:2
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    2the mighty men and warriors, judges and prophets, omen readers and leaders,

  • Ps 90:10
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    10The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

  • Ps 96:6
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    6Majestic splendor emanates from him; his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful.

  • 1 Chr 16:27
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    27Majestic splendor emanates from him, he is the source of strength and joy.

  • Ps 21:5
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    5Your deliverance brings him great honor; you give him majestic splendor.

  • Job 5:27
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    27Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good.”

  • Job 12:20
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    20He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

  • Ps 90:16
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    16May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty!

  • Prov 14:28
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    28A king’s glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.

  • Ps 45:2
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    2You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.

  • 1 Tim 5:1
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    1Instructions about Specific Groups Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

  • Titus 2:2
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    2Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Isa 28:5
    66%

    5At that time the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will become a beautiful crown and a splendid diadem for the remnant of his people.

  • Prov 4:9
    66%

    9She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”

  • Prov 24:5
    65%

    5A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

  • Prov 31:30
    65%

    30Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting. A woman who fears the LORD– she makes herself praiseworthy.

  • Gen 44:29
    65%

    29If you take this one from me too and an accident happens to him, then you will bring down my gray hair in tragedy to the grave.’

  • Ps 92:14
    65%

    14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.