PRO 16:31 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Στέφανος καυχήσεως γῆρας, ἐν δὲ ὁδοῖς δικαιοσύνης εὑρίσκεται.
(Stefanos kauⱪaʸseōs gaʸras, en de hodois dikaiosunaʸs heurisketai. )

BrTr Old age is a crown of [fn]honour, but it is found in the ways of righteousness.

ULT Gray hair is a crown of splendor;
⇔ in the way of righteousness it is found.

UST Living for a long time is honorable, like a magnificent crown on someone’s head;
⇔ people are able to live for a long time by living righteously.

BSB ⇔ Gray hair is a crown of glory;
⇔ it is attained along the path of righteousness.

OEB The grey head is a crown of glory,
⇔ which is won by a righteous life.

WEBBE Grey hair is a crown of glory.
⇔ It is attained by a life of righteousness.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Gray hair is like a crown of glory;
⇔ it is attained in the path of righteousness.

LSV Grey hairs [are] a crown of beauty,
It is found in the way of righteousness.

FBV Gray hair is a glorious crown; it's achieved by living right.

T4T ⇔ Gray hair is like a glorious crown [MET]
⇔ that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.

LEB • by a righteous life it is gained.

BBE The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS The hoary head is a crown of glory, it is found in the way of righteousness.

ASV The hoary head is a crown of glory;
⇔ It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

DRA Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.

YLT A crown of beauty [are] grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

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

RV The hoary head is a crown of glory, it shall be found in the way of righteousness.

Wbstr The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.

KJB-1769 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

KJB-1611 The hoary head is a crowne of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousnesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Age is a crowne of worshyp, yf it be founde in the way of ryghteousnesse.
(Age is a crown of worshyp, if it be found in the way of righteousnesse.)

Gnva Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.
(Age is a crown of glory, when it is found in the way of righteousness. )

Cvdl Age is a crowne of worshipe, yf it be founde in the waye of righteousnes.
(Age is a crown of worshipe, if it be found in the way of righteousness.)

Wycl A coroun of dignyte is eelde, that schal be foundun in the weies of riytfulnesse.
(A crown of dignyte is eelde, that shall be found in the ways of riytfulnesse.)

Luth Graue Haare sind eine Krone der Ehren, die auf dem Wege der Gerechtigkeit funden werden.
(Graue Haare are one crown the/of_the Ehren, the on to_him Wege the/of_the Gerechtigkeit funden become.)

ClVg Corona dignitatis senectus, quæ in viis justitiæ reperietur.
(Corona dignitatis senectus, which in viis justitiæ reperietur. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שֵׂיבָ֑ה

gray_hair

Gray hair here refers to old age, which is when people’s hair usually becomes Gray. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Old age”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֲטֶ֣רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת

crown glory

Here Solomon refers to the honor of being an old person as if the old person’s Gray hair were a crown of splendor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning or use a simile. See how you translated a crown of splendor in 4:9. Alternate translation: “is a great honor” or “is like a crown of splendor on an old person’s head”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠דֶ֥רֶךְ

in/on/at/with,life

See how you translated the same use of way in 1:15.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠דֶ֥רֶךְ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה

in/on/at/with,life righteous

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a way that is characterized by righteousness. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “in the righteous way”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תִּמָּצֵֽא

gained

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “a person finds it”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִּמָּצֵֽא

gained

Here Solomon refers to becoming old, which Gray hair represents, as if it were an object that a person could find. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “it is obtained”

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