29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He [a]purses his lips and brings about evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:30 Lit. compresses

29 A violent person lures his neighbor,(A)
leading him on a path that is not good.(B)

30 The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions;
the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.(C)

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