Proverbs
Proverbs 16:30
30He who winks his eye devises perversity;
he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who winks | עֹצֶ֣ה | ‘ō·ṣeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6095 shut |
| his eye | עֵ֭ינָיו | ‘ê·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| devises | לַחְשֹׁ֣ב | laḥ·šōḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2803 think, account |
| perversity | תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת | tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H8419 perversity, fraud |
| he who purses | קֹרֵ֥ץ | qō·rêṣ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7169 nip, pinch |
| his lips | שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו | śə·p̲ā·t̲āyw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| is bent on | כִּלָּ֥ה | kil·lāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| evil | רָעָֽה׃ | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 13:15 · Proverbs 6:12–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.