Proverbs 16:30
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
32 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
- KJV
- He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
- WEB
- One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
- ASV
- He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
- DARBY
- He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass.
- BLB
- Winking his eyes to devise perversity, pursing his lips, he has accomplished evil.
- ÅB
- Den som lukker sine øyne for å tenke på svik, og den som kniper sine lepper sammen, han har allerede fullført det onde.
- OTB
- Den som blunker med øyet planlegger perversitet; den som presser leppene sammen bringer ondt til å skje.
- B1930
- Den som lukker sine øine for å tenke på svik, og den som kniper sine leber sammen, han har allerede fullført det onde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 6:12–14
A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
Read in contextMatthew 13:15
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Read in contextProverbs 16:27
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Read in contextIsaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
Read in contextMatthew 14:7–8
so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
Read in contextMatthew 27:23–26
“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”
Read in contextProverbs 10:10
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
Read in contextMicah 7:3
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
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