American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:30
30He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things:He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
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 scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends. 29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good. He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. 31The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness. 32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
Read all of Proverbs 16Proverbs 16:30 word by word
עֹצֶ֣ה עֵ֭ינָיו לַחְשֹׁ֣ב תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת קֹרֵ֥ץ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו כִּלָּ֥ה רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 16:30
- Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
- Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
- Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
- Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
- John 3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
- Proverbs 16:27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
- Micah 7:3Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
- Matthew 14:7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.
- Matthew 27:23And he said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, saying, 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
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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
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