Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 16:31
Omit “if.” Literally, “it (i. e., the hoary head) is found in the way of righteousness,” comes as the reward of righteousness.
Omit “if.” Literally, “it (i. e., the hoary head) is found in the way of righteousness,” comes as the reward of righteousness.
Verse Proverbs 16:31. _THE HOARY HEAD_ IS _A CROWN OF GLORY_] The latter part of the verse is very well added, for many a _sinner_ has a _hoary head_....
CHAPTER 16 IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD The name Jehovah (LORD) appears eleven times in this chapter of Proverbs. The Lord has the final word, for to man belong the preparations (or plans) of the heart; b...
PROVERBS 16. The special feature is a group of aphorisms (Proverbs 16:10) relating to kings. The sentiments seem rather to reflect the picture of the ideal king than to indicate any particular period....
HOARY HEAD, &C. Illustrations: Jacob (Genesis 47:9; Genesis 48:1, &c.); Samuel (1 Samuel 12:2; 1 Samuel 25:1); Barzillai ...
_if it be found_ Rather, IT SHALL BE FOUND, R.V. text. "Decus et ornamentum est senectus, senectus vero præmium virtutis," Maur. Comp. Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 3:16....
TEXT Proverbs 16:23-33 23. The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips. 24. Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 25....
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. THE HOARY HEAD (IS) A CROWN OF GLORY, (IF) IT BE FOUND IN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - rather, as the Proverbs generall...
1-9. God's control of human life....
RV 'It shall be found,' etc. The NT. does not teach that the righteous are always rewarded with long life....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 16 The subject of the book now begins to change. In earlier Chapter s, the main subject is the difference between wise actions and evil action...
This person is an old man, who respects God. The man’s grey hair looks like a crown. This old man deserves a real crown, because he is wise. We should respect God and do good things. Then, we too sha...
IF IT BE FOUND IN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. — Rather, _it is found;_ old age being promised as the reward of obedience. (Comp. Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 4:10;...
עֲטֶ֣רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת שֵׂיבָ֑ה בְּ דֶ֥רֶךְ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה...
CHAPTER 17 A JUST BALANCE "A just balance and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are His work."- Proverbs 16:11 "A false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is H...
Verse Proverbs 16:1. A somewhat obscure proverb which recognizes that man has to exercise his own reason in making his plans, but that he is dependent on the Lord for the answer of the tongue. Dr. Per...
The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of (o) righteousness. (o) That is, when it is joined with virtue, or else the older that the wicked are, the more they are to be abho...
_Justice. To the just longevity is promised. (Calmet)_...
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth trans...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
THE HOARY HEAD [IS] A CROWN OF GLORY,.... Gray hairs, white locks through age are very ornamental; look very beautiful, bespeak gravity, wisdom, and prudence, and command reverence and respect; with t...
_The hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness._ Ver. 31. _The hoary head is a crown of glory._] Old age and honour are of great affinity in the Greek tongue. _a_...
_The hoary head is a crown of glory_ A great honour and ornament, as it is a singular blessing of God, and a token of great experience and prudence; _if it be found in the way of righteousness_ If it...
V. 31. THE HOARY HEAD, the white hair of an old person, IS A CROWN OF GLORY, like a splendid diadem, a shining ornament, IF IT BE FOUND IN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, for only then will an old person be...
A CROWN OF GLORY; a great honour and ornament, as it is a singular blessing of God, a token of great experience and prudence, as it comes nearest to God, who is called THE ANCIENT OF DAYS, DANIEL 7:9....
Proverbs 16:31 head H7872 crown H5850 glory H8597 found H4672 (H8735) way H1870 righteousness H6666 hoary -...
SOLOMON CONTRASTS THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE PERVERSE AND WORTHLESS MAN WITH THE LIFE AND ATTITUDES OF THE MAN GROWN OLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHO IS AN EXEMPLAR OF ALL THE RIGHTEOUS (PROVERBS 16:30 TO PROVERBS...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The safest way in which to travel is the way of the upright, a way which God makes plain to those who desire to walk in it....
Proverbs 16:1. _The preparations of the heart in man._ As the field must be plowed, and the soil prepared for the seeds, so the heart of man must be prepared for grace. Afflictions in Egypt disposed t...
_The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness._ ON THE DUTIES AND CONSOLATIONS OF THE AGED To every age there belongs a distinct propriety of behaviour. There arise...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 16:10 The remaining sections of ch. Proverbs 16:1 illustrate the benefits of wisdom for the well-being of the heart (vv....
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 16:25 A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT... BUT. People often have the wrong idea about what is good and what is bad. Hunger seems a bad thing, but it forces people to work and keeps the...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 16:31_ A CROWN OF GLORY I. HOARY HEADS MAY BE FOUND WHICH ARE NOT IN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. A hoary head in the way of ungodliness is one of the saddest sights that a...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 16:1 These are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name Jehovah. PROVERBS 16:1 The Authorized Version makes one sentence of this verse without any contrast or a...
Shall we turn now to Proverbs 16:1-33, the sixteenth chapter and begin our study this evening. The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD (Proverbs 16:1). Go...
1 Chronicles 29:10; 1 Samuel 12:2; Ecclesiastes 4:13; Genesis 47:7;...