26 The sinister sign language and gestures of the perverse individual seem to indicate any kind of look or gesture that is put on and therefore a form of deception if not a way of making insinuations. W. McKane suggests from the presence of חֹרֵשׁ (khoresh) in v. 14 that there may be some use of magic here (Proverbs [], 325).
27 The noun is an adverbial accusative of manner, explaining the circumstances that inform his evil plans.
28 The word “contention” is from the root דִּין (din); the noun means “strife, contention, quarrel.” The normal plural form is represented by the Qere, and the contracted form by the Kethib.

In other versions

winks with his eyes, signals with his feet,

points with his finger,

with perverted heart devises evil,

continually sowing discord;

who winks maliciously with his eye,

signals with his feet

and motions with his fingers,

who plots evil with deceit in his heart—

he always stirs up conflict.

winking his eyes, signaling with his feet,

and gesturing with his fingers.

He always plots evil with perversity in his heart;

he stirs up trouble.

signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,

a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.

Their perverted hearts plot evil,

and they constantly stir up trouble.

Winking in his eye, shuffling in his foot,

pointing in his fingers,

perversion in his heart, he devises evil;

at all times he will send out discord.

He winketh with his eyes,

He speaketh with his feet,

He teacheth with his fingers;

Frowardness is in his heart,

He deviseth mischief continually;

He soweth discord.

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