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Proverbs 16:30

He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.

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ASV

He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

KJV

He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עֹצֶ֣ה'o.Tzeh[one who] shutsH6095 →
עֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.naveyes hisH5869 →
לַחְשֹׁ֣בlach.Shoto deviseH2803 →
תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹתtah.pu.Khotperverse thingsH8419 →
קֹרֵ֥ץko.Retz[one who] pursesH7169 →
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tavlips hisH8193 →
כִּלָּ֥הki.Lahhe accomplishesH3615 →
רָעָֽה׃ra.'AhevilH7451 →

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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.’Proverbs 6:12–14A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,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 14:7–8so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.Matthew 27:23–26“Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”Proverbs 10:10He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.John 3:20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.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.”Proverbs 16:27A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

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