Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Closing his eyes to purpose perverseness: biting his lips he completed evil.
New American Standard Bible
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
King James Version
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
Holman Bible
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
International Standard Version
Whoever winks knowingly is plotting deceit; anyone who purses his lips is bent towards evil.
A Conservative Version
He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass.
American Standard Version
He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
Amplified
He who [slyly] winks his eyes does so to plot perverse things;
And he who compresses his lips [as if in a secret signal] brings evil to pass.
Bible in Basic English
He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
Darby Translation
He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass.
King James 2000
He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things: moving his lips he brings evil to pass.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who winks his eyes [does so in order] to plan perverse things; he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
Modern King James verseion
He shuts his eyes to think of perverse things; moving his lips, he brings evil to pass.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that winketh with his eyes, imagineth mischief; and he that biteth his lips, will do some harm.
NET Bible
The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
New Heart English Bible
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
The Emphasized Bible
Closing his eyes, to devise perverse things, biting his lips, he hath plotted mischief.
Webster
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
World English Bible
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
Youngs Literal Translation
Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.
Themes
Evil » Devices » General references to
Evil » Who brings evil to pass
Frowardness » Who speaks frowardness
Plans of men » Devices, evil » General references to
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
29 A man of violence will seduce his neighbor, and he caused him to go in a way not good. 30 Closing his eyes to purpose perverseness: biting his lips he completed evil. 31 Old age a crown of glorying, shall be found in the way of justice.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:12-14
A man of Belial, a man of iniquity, goes with perverseness of mouth.
Proverbs 10:10
He pinching the eye shall give pain: and the foolish of lips shall fall.
Proverbs 16:27
A man of Belial dug up evil, and upon his lips, as a burning fire.
Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes, lest they shall see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and their heart shall understand and turn back and be healed to them.
Micah 7:3
For doing evil with the hands to do well, the chief asking, and the judge, for peace; and the great one, he spake the mischief of his soul: and they will entangle it
Matthew 13:15
For the heart of this people has been thickened, and with their ears have they heard heavily, and their eyes have they closed; lest perhaps they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I should heal them.
Matthew 14:7-8
Wherefore, with an oath, he agreed to give her whatever she should ask.
Matthew 27:23-26
And the leader said, For what evil hath he done? and they cried excessively, saying, Let him be crucified.
John 3:20
For every one doing bad things hates the light, and he comes not to the light, lest his works should be rebuked.