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Proverbs 6:13
13who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
Proverbs 6:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
- English Standard Version (ESV)winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers;
- New Living Translation (NLT)signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye, a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
Context of Proverbs 6:13
11and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. 12A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers, 14who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict. 15Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:13 word by word
קֹרֵ֣ץ בְּ֭עֵינָיו מֹלֵ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֑יו מֹ֝רֶ֗ה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 6:13
- Proverbs 5:6She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.
- Proverbs 10:10Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
- Job 15:12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
- Psalms 35:19Do not let those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; do not let those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers - These things seem to be spoken of debauchees, and the following quotation from Ovid, Amor. Iib. i., El. iv., ver. 15, shoots the whole process of the villany spoken of by Solomon: Cum premit ille torum, vultu comes ipsa modesto Ibis, ut accumbas: clam mihi tange pedem. Me specta, nutusque meos, vultum que loquacem Excipe furtivas, et refer ipsa, notas. Verba superciliis…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 12-19 If the slothful are to be condemned, who do nothing, much more those that do all the ill they can. Observe how such a man is described. He says and does every thing artfully, and with design. His ruin shall come without warning, and without relief. Here is a list of things hateful to God. Those sins are in a special manner provoking to God, which are hurtful to the comfort of human life. These things which God hates, we must hate in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Winking...speaking...pointing: These were signals used to deceive innocent people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. If, for fear of detection, he does not speak, he uses signs to carry on his intrigues. These signs are still so used in the East.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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