Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 16:30 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.”
Proverbs 16:30
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. {soweth: Heb. sendeth forth}
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way {that is} not good.
He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
The hoary head {is} a crown of glory, {if} it be found in the way of righteousness.
{He that is} slow to anger {is} better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
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