Proverbs 16:30-32

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³⁰The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.^(A)

³¹Gray hair is a glorious crown;^(B)
it is found in the way of righteousness.^(C)

³²Patience is better than power,
and controlling one’s temper,^[a] than capturing a city.^(D)

Proverbs 16:30-32

New International Version

³⁰Whoever winks^(A) with their eye is plotting perversity;
whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

³¹Gray hair is a crown of splendor;^(B)
it is attained in the way of righteousness.

³²Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)