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Proverbs 16:30

American Standard Version

He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.

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Proverbs 16:30 in other translations

One who winks his eyes to plot perversities,
one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

Proverbs 16:30 · World English Bible

Proverbs 16:30 in context

  1. 28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
  2. 29A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
  3. 30He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
  4. 31The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
  5. 32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.