Proverbs 16:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.”
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“He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 16:30 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- Proverbs 16:27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- 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.”
- 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 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.’
- 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!”
- John 3:20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).