Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 16:30
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Berean Standard Bible
He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
King James Version
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
World English Bible
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
American Standard Version
He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 16
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
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