Proverbs 16:30

The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORD

29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good. 30He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.

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Berean Standard Bible
He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
American Standard Version (1901)
He that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.
Bible in Basic English
He whose eyes are shut is a man of twisted purposes, and he who keeps his lips shut tight makes evil come about.
Douay-Rheims 1899
He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth: evil to pass.
Free Bible Version
People who give you a sly wink are plotting bad things; they purse their lips and make evil happen.
Geneva Bible 1599
He shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.
King James (Authorized) Version
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
One Unity Resource Bible
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
Translation for Translators
People sometimes show with one of their eyes to signal to their friends that they are planning to do something to harm others; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The one who winks the eye is plotting perverse things; those who purse the lips will bring evil to pass.
Noah Webster Bible
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
World English Bible
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
Young's Literal Translation
Consulting his eyes to devise froward things, Moving his lips he hath accomplished evil.