Proverbs 16:30 - The Message A shifty eye betrays an evil intention; a clenched jaw signals trouble ahead. 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. |