Proverbs 16:30

Proverbs 16:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He winks his eye to devise perverse things; He purses his lips and brings about evil.

Context of Proverbs 16:30

28A perverse man spreads strife, And one who gossips separates intimate friends. 29A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin], And leads him in a way that is not good. 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. 31The silver-haired head is a crown of splendor and glory; It is found in the way of righteousness. 32He who is slow to anger is better and more honorable than the mighty [soldier], And he who rules and controls his own spirit, than he who captures a city.

Proverbs 16:30 word by word

עֹצֶ֣ה עֵ֭ינָיו לַחְשֹׁ֣ב תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת קֹרֵ֥ץ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו כִּלָּ֥ה רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shuttethעָצָה‛âtsâh · to shutH6095
• his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• to deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• froward thingsתַּהְפֻּכָהtahpûkâh · perversityH8419
• movingקָרַץqârats · to winkH7169
• his lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• he bringethכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451

Cross-references for Proverbs 16:30

• Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, Is one who walks with a perverse (corrupt, vulgar) mouth.
• Proverbs 10:10He 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.
• Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.”
• Matthew 13:15For this nation’s heart has grown hard, And with their ears they hardly hear, And they have [tightly] closed their eyes, Otherwise they would see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, and turn [to Me] And I would heal them [spiritually].’
• John 3:20For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned.
• Proverbs 16:27A worthless man devises and digs up evil, And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
• Micah 7:3Concerning evil, both of their hands pursue it and do it diligently and thoroughly; The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe, And a great man speaks the [evil] desire of his soul. So they twist the course of justice between them.
• Matthew 14:7so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
• Matthew 27:23And he said, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they continued shouting all the louder, “Let Him be crucified!”

Commentaries on Proverbs 16:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30He shutteth his eyes to devise, etc. - 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-30Verses 27-30 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 Psalm 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-30Verses 29-30 Some do all the mischief they can by force and violence, and are blind to the result.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. He shutteth his eyes--denoting deep thought (Psa 64:6). moving his lips--or, "biting his lips"--a determined purpose (Pr 6:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 16:30

• Malice
• Sin

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Commentaries on Proverbs 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings