He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, And one with foolish lips falls.
Proverbs 16:30 - The Scriptures 2009 Winking with his eye to plot perversity, Moving his lips he shall bring about evil. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: Moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who shuts his eyes to devise perverse things and who compresses his lips [as if in concealment] brings evil to pass. American Standard Version (1901) He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. Common English Bible Those who wink their eye plot destruction; those who purse their lips plan evil. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever, with astonished eyes, thinks up depravities, biting his lips, accomplishes evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth: evil to pass. |
He who winks with the eye causes sorrow, And one with foolish lips falls.
A man of Beliya‛al plots evil, And on his lips it is like a burning fire.
A ruthless man entices his neighbour, And leads him in a way that is not good,
Grey hair is a crown of adorning, It is found in the way of righteousness.
“Make the heart of this people fat, and their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and shall turn and be healed.”
Both hands are on the evil, to do it well. The prince asks for gifts, the judge seeks a bribe, and the great man speaks the desire of his being. And they weave it together.
for the heart of this people has become thickened, and their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart, and turn back, and I heal them.’
For everyone who is practising evil matters hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.