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Whoever shutsעֹצֶהhis eyesעֵינָיוdoes it to deviseלַחְשֹׁבperversities;תַּהְפֻּכוֹתwhoever pursesקֹרֵץhis lipsשְׂפָתָיוhas brought aboutכִּלָּהevil.רָעָה
Proverbs 16:30
Study it in the app“Whoever shuts his eyes does it to devise perversities; whoever purses his lips has brought about evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:30, word by word
- Whoever shutsעֹצֶהotse
shut (the eyes)
To shut (the eyes); to wink with malice.
Where else “otse” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- does it to deviseחְשֹׁבcheshov
devise
To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.
Where else “cheshov” appears- perversitiesתַּהְפֻּכוֹתtahpuchot
perversity
Perversity: turning things upside down; deceit.
Where else “tahpuchot” appears- whoever pursesקֹרֵץkorets
wink
To make signs with the eyes or lips with ill intent.
Where else “korets” appears- his lipsשְׂפָתָיsefatay
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatay” appears- has brought aboutכִּלָּהkila
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “kila” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears
The context
29A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
30 · This verse (above)
31A crown of beauty is gray hair; in the way of righteousness it is found.