He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: But a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 16:30 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. More versionsKing 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 that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: But a prating fool shall fall.
A worthless man deviseth mischief: And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
A man of violence enticeth his neighbour, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
The hoary head is a crown of glory, It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
Make 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 turn again, and be healed.
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the mischief of his soul: thus they weave it together.
For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.