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Proverbs 20

Prov. 20:29 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The glory
tiph'arah (Hebrew #8597)
from 6286; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: beauty(- iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), hono; ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively):--beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.
Pronounce: tif-aw-raw'
Origin: or tiphereth {tif-eh'-reth}
of young men
bachuwr (Hebrew #970)
participle passive of 977; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)
KJV usage: (choice) young (man), chosen, X hole.
Pronounce: baw-khoor'
Origin: or bachur {baw-khoor'}
is their strength
koach (Hebrew #3581)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
KJV usage: ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: ko'-akh
Origin: or (Dan. 11:6) kowach {ko'-akh}
: and the beauty
hadar (Hebrew #1926)
magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor
KJV usage: beauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.
Pronounce: haw-dawr'
Origin: from 1921
of old men
zaqen (Hebrew #2205)
old
KJV usage: aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
Pronounce: zaw-kane'
Origin: from 2204
is the gray head
seybah (Hebrew #7872)
old age
KJV usage: (be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.
Pronounce: say-baw'
Origin: feminine of 7869
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Ministry on This Verse

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glory.
Jer. 9:23‑24• 23Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
 24But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord. (Jer. 9:23‑24)
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1 John 2:14• 14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. (1 John 2:14)
the beauty.
Prov. 16:31• 31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. (Prov. 16:31)
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Lev. 19:32• 32Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. (Lev. 19:32)
• Youth delights in deeds of prowess, and glories in physical strength. Age is the time for meditation and sobriety, and of this the gray head is a reminder, beautiful indeed in its place. In his first epistle, the apostle John takes up the same thoughts in a spiritual sense. (“Proverbs Twenty” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The glory of young men is their strength; and the beauty of old men is the grey head.