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 dissension, and a gossip divides close friends. 29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good. He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil. 31Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness. 32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

Proverbs 16:30 word by word

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

• He who winksעָצָה‛âtsâh · to shutH6095
• his eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• devisesחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• perversityתַּהְפֻּכָהtahpûkâh · perversityH8419
• he who pursesקָרַץqârats · to winkH7169
• his lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• is bent onכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: decidesH3615
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451

Cross-references for Proverbs 16:30

• Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
• Proverbs 10:10He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
• Isaiah 6:10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
• Matthew 13:15For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
• John 3:20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
• Proverbs 16:27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
• Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
• Matthew 14:7so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
• Matthew 27:23“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”

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