Proverbs 6:13
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
- KJV
- He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
- WEB
- who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,
- ASV
- That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;
- DARBY
- he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
- BLB
- winking with his eyes, speaking with his foot, pointing with his fingers,
- ÅB
- som blunker med øynene, skraper med føttene, gjør tegn med fingrene,
- OTB
- som blunker med øynene, signaliserer med føttene, og peker med fingrene,
- B1930
- som blunker med øinene, skraper med føttene, gjør tegn med fingrene,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 35:19
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Read in contextJob 15:12
Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
Read in contextProverbs 10:10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
Read in contextProverbs 5:6
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Read in context