Proverbs 20:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:29 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:29 — KJV
“The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.”
— Proverbs 20:29 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:29 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:29
“Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. when...: Heb. unto old age and gray hairs thy strength: Heb. thine arm”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:29: strength, old, gray
“But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:29: young, men, old
“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:29: young, men, old
“And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:29: glory, men, beauty
“That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:29: strength, old, head
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