30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:30
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 30
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He who winks עֹצֶ֣ה H6095 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his eye עֵ֭ינָיו H5869 Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular devises לַחְשֹׁ֣ב H2803 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct perversity תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת H8419 Noun - feminine plural he who purses קֹרֵ֥ץ H7169 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular his lips שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular is bent on כִּלָּ֥ה H3615 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular evil רָעָֽה׃ H7451 Adjective - feminine singular