Proverbs 16:30

The Passion Translation

It’s easy to tell when a wicked man is hatching some crooked scheme— it’s written all over his face. His looks betray him as he gives birth to his sin.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:10

The troublemaker always has a clever plan and won’t look you in the eye, but the one who speaks correction honestly can be trusted to make peace.

Proverbs 16:27

A wicked scoundrel wants to dig up dirt on others, only to spread slander and shred their reputation.

Proverbs 16:29

A vicious criminal can be persuasive, enticing others to join him as partners in crime, but he leads them all down a despicable path.

Proverbs 16:31

Old age with wisdom will crown you with dignity and honor, for it takes a lifetime of righteousness to acquire it.

Isaiah 6:10

Go and preach a message that will make their hearts dull, their ears plugged, and their eyes blind. Otherwise, their eyes will begin to see, their ears will begin to hear, their hearts will begin to understand, and they will return to me for healing and be healed.”

Matthew 13:15

Their minds are dull and slow to perceive, their ears are plugged and are hard of hearing, and they have deliberately shut their eyes to the truth. Otherwise they would open their eyes to see, and open their ears to hear, and open their minds to understand. Then they would turn to me and I would instantly heal them.

John 3:20

So the wicked hate the Light and try to hide from it, for the Light fully exposes their lives.