Proverbs 20:29

Verse 29

29. The glory of young men Literally, choice men, young warriors.

Is their strength Their strength is the quality in which they most glory, and which they most delight in exhibiting.

And the beauty (better, ornament) of old men is the gray head Their age, שׂיבה , ( sebhah,) hoariness, taken as the symbol of old age, and used for old age itself. The sense of the proverb I suppose to be this: Robust young men glory in their strength, old men in their gray hairs, that is, in their age. Every observant man has noticed that fact.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 29

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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