Proverbs 16:31 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 16:31 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:316 words

HebrewMeaning

עֲטֶ֣רֶתʿăṭeret

crownnounH5850

תִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtipəʾeret

beautynounH8597

bravery · comely · fair · glory ···

שֵׂיבָ֑הśēybāh

gray (grey hoarnounH7872

-y) hairs (head · -ed) · old age

בְּ/דֶ֥רֶךְbəderekə

alongpronH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

צְ֝דָקָ֗הṣədāqāh

justicenounH6666

moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)

תִּמָּצֵֽאtimāṣēʾ

befallverbH4672

be able · being · catch · certainly ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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