New American Standard Bible 1995

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He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He who winks to shut Verb H6095 עֹצֶ֣ה o·tzeh
his eyes an eye Noun H5869 עֵ֭ינָיו ei·nav
[does so] to devise to think, account Verb H2803 לַחְשֹׁ֣ב lach·shov
perverse things; perversity, perverse thing Noun H8419 תַּהְפֻּכֹ֑ות tah·pu·cho·vt;
He who compresses to nip, pinch Verb H7169 קֹרֵ֥ץ ko·retz
his lips lip, speech, edge Noun H8193 פָתָ֗יו fa·tav
brings to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent Verb H3615 כִּלָּ֥ה kil·lah
evil evil, misery, distress, injury H7463    
to pass. to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent Verb H3615    

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
King James Bible He who winks shutteth his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses froward things: moving his lips brings he bringeth evil to pass.
Hebrew Greek English He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.