Proverbs 16:31-33

The Proverbs of Solomon

³¹ _g Gray hair is _h a crown of glory;
it _i is gained in a righteous life.
³² _j Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
³³ _k The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is _l from the Lord.

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 20:29
   The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 17:6
   Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers.
   
3. Cross References
   Proverbs 3:1 - 2
   My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments.
   
4. Cross References
   Proverbs 14:29
   Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
   Proverbs 19:11
   Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
   Proverbs 25:28
   A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
   
5. Cross References
   Acts 1:26
   And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
   
6. Cross References
   Proverbs 29:26
   Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.