Proverbs 16:30
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30A shifty eye betrays an evil intention;
a clenched jaw signals trouble ahead.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things;
he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity;
whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.
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NLTNew Living Translation
With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;
with a smirk, they plan their mischief.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who winks his eyes does so in order to plan perverse things;
he who purses his lips will bring evil to pass.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things:
Moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
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