One who winks his eyes to plot perversities,
one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 16:30 in context
Proverbs 16:27–33
27
A worthless man devises mischief.
His speech is like a scorching fire.
28
A perverse man stirs up strife.
A whisperer separates close friends.
29
A man of violence entices his neighbor,
and leads him in a way that is not good.
30
Selected verse
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities,
one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
31
Gray hair is a crown of glory.
It is attained by a life of righteousness.
32
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
33
The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the LORD.
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