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Proverbs 16:30

King James Version (KJV)

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He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

Proverbs 16:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 16:30

Theological / Devotional

Moving his lips. Literally, "pinching his lips," "biting his lips," or "compressing his lips." So determined is the crafty, malignant man that when he has narrowed his eyes to plan for some perversity and tightened his lips to hide a cruel smile, the evil is as good as done (see chs. 6:14; 10:10).

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