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New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:30
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Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.
He shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.
The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, One who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
With a wink of the eye, they plan to trick someone. With a grin, they make plans to hurt their friends.
He who [slyly] winks his eyes does so to plot perverse things; And he who compresses his lips [as if in a secret signal] brings evil to pass.
He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
When someone winks or grins behind your back, trouble is on the way.
One who winks knowingly is planning deceit; one who pinches his lips together has already done wrong.
He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things; he that biteth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
He shutteth his eyes to deuise froward things: moouing his lips he bringeth euill to passe.
And the man that fixes his eyes devises perverse things, and marks out with his lips all evil: he is a furnace of wickedness.
He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things: he that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
He who shuts his eyes to plan perverse things, compressing his lips, he brings evil to pass.
Someone who winks is planning evil, and the one who grins is planning something wrong.
The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
He winks his eye to devise perverse things; He purses his lips and brings about evil.
With narrowed eyes, people plot evil; with a smirk, they plan their mischief.
He who winks his eyes plans to do bad things. He who closes his lips allows sinful things to happen.
Closing his eyes, to devise perverse things, biting his lips, he hath plotted mischief.
He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth evil to pass.
He winks his eyes and devises corrupt things; he purposes with his lips and accomplishes mischief.
Watch out for people who grin and wink at you; they have thought of something evil.
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
He shutteth his eyes to deuise mischiefe: and moueth his lippes to bryng euyll to passe.
One who winks the eyes plans perverse things; one who compresses the lips brings evil to pass.
He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass.
He that thenkith schrewid thingis with iyen astonyed, bitith hise lippis, and parformeth yuel.
Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, One who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
He who winks his eyes plans perverse things, he who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
He that shuts his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
He that wyncketh wt his eyes, ymagineth myschefe: and he yt byteth his lippes, wyl do some harme.
A shifty eye betrays an evil intention; a clenched jaw signals trouble ahead.
He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things;He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
shutteth: Proverbs 6:12-14, Proverbs 10:10, Isaiah 6:10, Matthew 13:15, John 3:20
moving: Proverbs 16:27, Micah 7:3, Matthew 14:7, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 27:23-26
Reciprocal: Proverbs 3:29 - Devise not evil
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things,.... Or "perverse" or "contrary things" r; he shuts his eyes, that his thoughts might not be disturbed and distracted by visible objects, but might be more free and composed, and intent upon the things he is meditating and devising; or he shuts his eyes against light, against Scripture evidence, which he does not care to come to, lest his principles and practices should be reproved; he shuts his eyes, and will not look into the Scriptures, that he may form and devise schemes of doctrine and worship contrary to them. Some render it, he winks with his eyes, as in Proverbs 6:13; so the Targum; he gives the hint thereby to his companions, when is the proper time to circumvent an innocent person, and to put in execution the scheme he had devised;
moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass; either as persons in deep thought used to do; or as a token to others to set about the evil designed and contrived; or rather as acting a deceitful part, as a false teacher; not speaking out his mind freely, but muttering out his words, handling the word of God deceitfully, and not by manifestation of the truth commending himself to every man's conscience in the sight of God, as a faithful minister does; and by such artful methods brings his evil designs to pass. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "biting his lips"; so a wicked man does through indignation at a good man, and through desire of revenge; and when he plots against him, he gnashes at him with his teeth, Psalms 37:12. The Targum is,
"threatening with his lips;''
he gives out menaces of evil things, and performs them; which is true of the man of sin, Revelation 13:5.
r תהפכות "perversitates", Pagninus, Montanus, Baynus, Mercerus, Gejerus; "res perversas", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "perversa", Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The four verses speak of the same thing, and the well-known opprobrious name, the “man of Belial,” stands at the head as stigmatizing the man who delights in causing the mischief of which they treat.
Diggeth up evil - i. e., Digs an evil pit for others to fall into. Compare Psalms 7:15.
Proverbs 16:30
The physiognomy of the man of Belial, the half-closed eyes that never look you straight in the face, the restlessness or cunning of which biting the lips is the surest indication. Compare Proverbs 6:13.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 16:30. He shutteth his eyes to devise, &c. — He meditates deeply upon ways and means to commit sin. He shuts his eyes that he may shut out all other ideas, that his whole soul may be in this.
