Proverbs 16:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.”

Proverbs 16:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 16:30 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 16:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 16:30 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 16:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.”

Proverbs 16:30 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 16:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass.”

Proverbs 16:30 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 16:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.”

Proverbs 16:30 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 16:30 in Context — Proverbs 16

28 L’homme pervers excite des querelles, Et le rapporteur divise les amis.

29 L’homme violent séduit son prochain, Et le fait marcher dans une voie qui n’est pas bonne.

30 Celui qui ferme les yeux pour se livrer à des pensées perverses, Celui qui se mord les lèvres, a déjà consommé le mal.

31 Les cheveux blancs sont une couronne d’honneur; C’est dans le chemin de la justice qu’on la trouve.

32 Celui qui est lent à la colère vaut mieux qu’un héros, Et celui qui est maître de lui-même, que celui qui prend des villes.

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What Does Proverbs 16:30 Mean?

Proverbs 16:30 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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