The Meaning of Proverbs 16:31 Explained

Proverbs 16:31

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

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

Darby: The hoary head is a crown of glory, if 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 16:31 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 16

1  The Plans of the heart

What do the individual words in Proverbs 16:31 mean?

A crown of glory the silver-haired [head is] in the way of righteousness [If] it is found
עֲטֶ֣רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת שֵׂיבָ֑ה בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה תִּמָּצֵֽא

עֲטֶ֣רֶת  A  crown 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֲטָרָה  
Sense: crown, wreath.
תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת  of  glory 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תִּפְאֶרֶת  
Sense: beauty, splendour, glory.
שֵׂיבָ֑ה  the  silver-haired  [head  is] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֵׂיבָה  
Sense: age, gray hair, hoary head, old age.
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ  in  the  way 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
צְ֝דָקָ֗ה  of  righteousness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.
תִּמָּצֵֽא  [If]  it  is  found 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.