| Proverbs 16:30 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Whoever winks his eye is plotting something devious. Whoever bites his lips has finished his evil work.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. |
| ASV: | He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. |
| BBE: | He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about. |
| DBY: | He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass. |
| ERV: | He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things: he that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. |
| JPS: | He shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things; he that biteth his lips bringeth evil to pass. |
| WBS: | 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. |
| YLT: | Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil. |
| Proverbs 16:30 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 16:29 A man of violence entices his neighbor And leads him in a way that is not good.
Proverbs 16:31 A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 16:30 {n} He shutteth his eyes to devise perverse things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
(n) With his whole endeavour he labours to bring his wickedness to pass. |
| WES: | 16:30 Shutteth - That his thoughts may be more intent. Moving - Which is the gesture of one whose thoughts are deeply engaged. |
| MHC: | 16:27,28. Ungodly men bestow more pains to do mischief than would be needful to do good. The whisperer separates friends: what a hateful, but how common a character! 29,30. Some do all the mischief they can by force and violence, and are blind to the result. 31. Old people especially should be found in the way of religion and godliness. 32. To overcome our own passions, requires more steady management, than obtaining victory over an enemy. 33. All the disposal of Providence concerning our affairs, we must look upon to be the determining what we referred to God; and we must be reconciled to them accordingly. Blessed are those that give themselves up to the will of God; for he knows what is good for them. |
| CONC: | Accomplished Bent Biteth Biting Bringeth Brings Compresses Compresseth Consulting Devise Evil Eye Froward Keeps Lips Makes Moving Pass Perverse Perversities Perversity Plans Plot Plotting Purposes Purses Shut Shutteth Tight Twisted Winks |
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