31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, If it be found in the way of righteousness.
I. It is a crown.
Proverbs 17:6 (KJV 1900)
6 Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
a. It should be honored.
Leviticus 19:32 KJV 1900
32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
Exodus 20:12 KJV 1900
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
b. It should be listened to.
1 Kings 12:8 (KJV 1900)
8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
2 Chronicles 10:13 (KJV 1900)
13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
II. It is blessed.
Exodus 20:12 KJV 1900
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
