Proverbs 16:31 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

עֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.ret[is] a crown of

Lemma: עֲטָרָה (a.ta.rah) · Strong's: H5850

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: crown

Used 23 times. Also: 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2, Esther 8:15, Job 19:9, Job 31:36, Psalms 21:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5850; TAHOT Proverbs 16:31 word 1

תִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retsplendor

Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: beauty

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Proverbs 16:31 word 2

שֵׂיבָ֑הsei.Vahgray hair

Lemma: שֵׂיבָה (se.vah) · Strong's: H7872

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: greyheaded

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Leviticus 19:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7872; TAHOT Proverbs 16:31 word 3

בְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhin [the] way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:31 word 4

צְ֝דָקָ֗הtze.da.Kahrighteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Proverbs 16:31 word 5

תִּמָּצֵֽא\׃ti.ma.Tze'it is found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 16:31 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Gray hair	→	שֵׂיבָה H7872 greyheaded
[is] a crown	→	עֲטָרָה H5850 crown
of glory	→	תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty
it is attained	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
along the path	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
of righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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