King James Version

Proverbs 20:29

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

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תִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtiferetbeautyתִּפְאָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.בַּחוּרִ֣יםbachurimyoungבָּחוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “young”, the ordinary formH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.כֹּחָ֑םkochamforceכֹּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.וַהֲדַ֖רvahadarand beautyהָדָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1926magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendorbeauty, comeliness, excellency, glorious, glory, goodly, honour, majesty.זְקֵנִ֣יםzeqenimoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.שֵׂיבָֽהseyvahold ageשֵׂיבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “old age”, the ordinary formH7872old age(be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

Young’s Literal Translation

The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

World English Bible

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The joy of young men is their strength: and the dignity of old men, their grey hairs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey hairs are the glory of old men.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κόσμος νεανίαις σοφία, δόξα δὲ πρεσβυτέρων πολιαί.