NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He shutteth`atsah (aw-tsaw') to fasten (or make firm), i.e. to close (the eyes) -- shut. his eyes `ayin (ah'-yin) an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) to devise chashab (khaw-shab') to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute froward things tahpukah (tah-poo-kaw') a perversity or fraud -- (very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing. moving qarats (kaw-rats') to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off his lips saphah (saw-faw') the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) he bringeth kalah (kaw-law') to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume) evil ra` (rah) bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). to pass kalah (kaw-law') to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass. King James Bible He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions; 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. NET Bible The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips brings about evil. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He winks with his eyes and devises perversions; he makes plans with his lips and perfects evil. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever winks his eye is plotting something devious. Whoever bites his lips has finished his evil work. King James 2000 Bible He shuts his eyes to devise perverse things: moving his lips he brings evil to pass. Links Proverbs 16:30Proverbs 16:30 NIV Proverbs 16:30 NLT Proverbs 16:30 ESV Proverbs 16:30 NASB Proverbs 16:30 KJV |
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