30) Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity;
whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
Proverbs Club Commentary
It is wise to learn and interpret body language.
“How to Read a Person Like a Book”
Gerard I. Nierenberg, Henry H. Calero
First published January 1, 1971
#whoever #winks #eye #plotting #perversity #purses #lips #bent #evil
29 A violent person entices their neighbor
and leads them down a path that is not good.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Violent people lead others astray.
Avoid them and their evil paths.
#violent #person #entices #neighbor #leads #down #path #not #good
28 A perverse person stirs up conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The slander of the Wicked brings strife
even between good friends.
#perverse #person #stirs #conflict #gossip #separates #close #friends
27 A scoundrel plots evil,
and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Wicked plan evil,
organize it with others when needed,
and execute their criminal plots.
“Scorching Fire” not only describes their words,
but also their deeds, and, of course, their fate.
#scoundrel #plots #evil #lips #like #scorching #fire
26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Because of the fall of Mankind,
men are cursed to work
by “the sweat of their brow.”
Hunger is the motivator.
Work, however, can be redeemed
by dedicating it to God.
#appetite #laborers #works #hunger #drives
