箴言 16:31

31 白 髮 是 榮 耀 的 冠 冕 ， 在 公 義 的 道 上 必 能 得 著 。

箴言 16:31 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 16:31

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 the ancient Romans ^F19, greater honour was paid to age than to family or wealth; and the elder were revered by the younger next to God, and in the stead of parents; (See Gill on Leviticus 19:32); [if] it be found in the way of righteousness;
that is, if such who are old and stricken in years are like Zacharias and Elisabeth, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless; when they are found in Christ, having on his righteousness; and when they live soberly, righteously, and godly; when they walk in the ways of God and true religion; keep up family worship, and private devotion; as well as constantly attend the ministry of the word and ordinances; then are they very venerable and respectable; their old age is a good old age; and in a short time they shall have the crown of glory which fadeth not away: but otherwise a sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed; an old man in the open ways of sin and vice, laden with iniquity, is a very contemptible and shocking sight.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 Vid. A. Gell. Noct. Attic. l. 2. c. 15.

箴言 16:31 In-Context

29 強 暴 人 誘 惑 鄰 舍 ， 領 他 走 不 善 之 道 。

30 眼 目 緊 合 的 ， 圖 謀 乖 僻 ； 嘴 唇 緊 閉 的 ， 成 就 邪 惡 。

31 白 髮 是 榮 耀 的 冠 冕 ， 在 公 義 的 道 上 必 能 得 著 。

32 不 輕 易 發 怒 的 ， 勝 過 勇 士 ； 治 服 己 心 的 ， 強 如 取 城 。

33 籤 放 在 懷 裡 ， 定 事 由 耶 和 華 。