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 soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. He shutteth his eyes to devise perverse things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. 31The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it 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.

Proverbs 16:30 word by word

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

• He shuttethעָצָה‛âtsâh · to shutH6095
• his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• to deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803
• perverse 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 naughty person, a wicked man, 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 convert, 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 at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
• John 3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
• Proverbs 16:27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
• Micah 7:3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
• Matthew 14:7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
• Matthew 27:23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, 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

Topics related to Proverbs 16:30

• Malice
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Chief
• Divine
• Haughty
• Lot
• Pride
• Whisperer
• Crime; Crimes
• Eye
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of

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