29 A wicked man deceiveth his neighbor, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

30 [a]He shutteth his eyes to devise wickedness: he moveth his lips, and bringeth evil to pass.

31 Age is a crown of glory, when it is found in the way of [b]righteousness.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:30 With his whole endeavor he laboreth to bring his wickedness to pass.
  2. Proverbs 16:31 That is, when it is joined with virtue: or else the elder that the wicked are, the more they are to be abhorred.

29 A violent person entices their neighbor
    and leads them down a path that is not good.(A)

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

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

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