Proverbs Chapter 20 verse 29 Holy Bible
The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.
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The glory of young men is their strength, and the honour of old men is their grey hairs.
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The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
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The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
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The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
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The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 29. - The glory of young men is their strength. That which makes the ornament (tiphereth) of youth is unimpaired strength and vigour, which can only be attained by due exercise combined with self-control. The moralist (Ecclesiastes 11:9) bids the young man rejoice in his youth, and let his heart cheer him in those happy days, but at the same time remember that he is responsible for the use which he makes of his powers and faculties, for for all these things God will bring him to judgment. The Greek gives a needful warning - Μέμνησο νέος α}ν ὡς γέρων ἔσῃ ποτέ "In youth remember thou wilt soon be old." Septuagint, "Wisdom is an ornament to young men." But koach is bodily, not mental, power. The beauty of old men is the grey head (Proverbs 16:31). That which gives an honorable look to old age is the hoary head, which suggests wisdom and experience (comp. Ecclus. 25:3-6). On the other hand, the Greek gnomist warns - Πολιὰ χρόνου μήνυσις οὐ φρονήσεως. . . .
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) The beauty of old men is the grey head.--As suggesting the possession of experience and wisdom. It is the fault of the aged, therefore, if they do not receive the honour due to them, and this arises from their not having so spent their youth and middle age as to make their old age venerable.