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Proverbs 20:29 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 20 · verse 29

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.Proverbs 20:29 · King James Version
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Proverbs 20:29 in context

27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.

30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.

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Commentary

This shows that both young and old have their advantages, and therefore must each of them be, according to their capacities, serviceable to the public, and neither of them despise nor envy the other. 1.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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