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30 He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things;
    he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
31 A crown of glory is gray hair;
    by a righteous life it is gained.
32 He who is slow to anger[a] is better than him who is mighty,
    and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.

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  1. Proverbs 16:32 Literally “nostrils”

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

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

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

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