the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Proverbs 10:10
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People who wink at wrong cause trouble, but a bold reproof promotes peace.
He that winks with the eye causes sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
A wink may get you into trouble, and foolish talk will lead to your ruin.
The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
One winking with the eye causes sorrow, But a chattering fool will fall.
He who [maliciously] winks the eye [of evil intent] causes trouble; And the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.
Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, and a babbling fool will come to ruin.
He that bekeneth with the iye, schal yyue sorewe; a fool schal be betun with lippis.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
Deceit causes trouble, and foolish talk will bring you to ruin.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.
He who winks his eye [instead of rebuking] causes pain, yet a babbling fool will have trouble.
He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.
If you fail to speak the truth, trouble will follow. If you speak openly, peace will come.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; and a prating fool shall fall.
Hee that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow: but a prating foole shall fall.
He who winks the eye causes trouble, and a fast talking fool will become nothing.
Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but the one who rebukes boldly makes peace.
He that winketh with the eye, worketh sorowe, & he yt is foolish in talke, shalbe beaten.
He who winks with his eyes deceitfully causes sorrow; but he who reproves openly makes peace.
Someone who holds back the truth causes trouble, but one who openly criticizes works for peace.
He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow, and, he that is foolish with his lips, shall be thrust aside.
He that winketh with the eye, shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.
He who winks the eye causes trouble, but he who boldly reproves makes peace.
He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.
He that winks with his eyes deceitfully, procures griefs for men; but he that reproves boldly is a peacemaker.
A sly wink of the eye causes grief,and foolish lips will be destroyed.
One winking with the eye causes sorrow, But a chattering fool will fall.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
The winking of an eye causes trouble, and the foolishness of lips comes to ruin.
He who winks the eye causes sorrow, but the foolish of lips shall be thrust away.
Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
He yt wynketh with his eye, wil do some harme: but he that hath a foolish mouth, shalbe beaten.
An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead, but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace.
He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will come to ruin.
He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will be ruined.
He who winks the eye causes pain,And an ignorant fool of loose lips will be ruined.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that: Proverbs 6:13, Job 15:12, Psalms 35:19
but: Proverbs 10:8, Proverbs 18:6, Proverbs 18:7, Proverbs 18:21
fall: or, be beaten, 3 John 1:10
Reciprocal: Proverbs 10:13 - a rod Proverbs 10:14 - the mouth Proverbs 14:23 - but Proverbs 16:30 - shutteth Proverbs 17:20 - and he Ecclesiastes 10:12 - but
Cross-References
And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, [fn]
Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
At that time Merodach-Baladan 2 Kings 20:12">[fn] the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered.
"Go up against the land of Merathaim, against it, And against the inhabitants of Pekod. Waste and utterly destroy them," says the LORD, "And do according to all that I have commanded you.
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god.
Go over to Calneh and see; And from there go to Hamath the great; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory?
Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, You shall dwell in the field, And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that winketh with the eye,.... The Syriac and Arabic versions add, "with fraud". A descriptive character of a wicked man, Proverbs 6:13; who so does, either to draw and allure persons to go along with him, and join him in his evil practices; or by way of scorn and contempt of others; or as a token to another of its being the proper time to circumvent his neighbour, or do him an injury. Such an one
causeth sorrow; to himself in the issue, however he may for the present please himself with his evil doings; and to others, whom he allures and deceives. The Arabic version is, "heaps afflictions" or "sorrows on men"; whom he corrupts and draws into his evil company and conversation;
but a prating fool shall fall; or, "be taken", as the Targum; or "beaten", as the Vulgate Latin; Proverbs 6:13- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In Proverbs 10:8 the relation between the two clauses was one of contrast, here of resemblance. Cunning, reticence, and deceit (Proverbs 6:12 note) bring sorrow no less than garrulity.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 10:10. He that winketh with the eye — Instead of the latter clause, on which see Proverbs 10:8, the Septuagint has, ὁ δε ελεγχων μετα παῥρησιας ειρηνοποιει· "but he that reproveth with freedom, maketh peace." This is also the reading of the Syriac and Arabic. A faithful open reproving of sin is more likely to promote the peace of society than the passing it by slightly, or taking no notice of it; for if the wicked turn to God at the reproof, the law of peace will soon be established in his heart, and the law of kindness will flow from his tongue.