Bible Strands
Proverbs 6:13
winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The wisdom teacher addresses a student to identify the deceptive body language of a worthless man before detailing his malicious schemes. This warning appears immediately after describing his perverse speech and before explaining his deceitful heart.
The words — קֹרֵץ (ko.Retz) literally means he is winking, and מֹלֵל (mo.Lel) means he is scraping. These verbs describe the physical gestures that accompany his deceitful communication.
The thread — The motif of hostile eye gestures appears in Psalms 35:19, Job 15:12, and Proverbs 10:10. These passages record similar nonverbal signals used to convey malice, arrogance, or folly.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of covert deception as a precursor to active discord. It requires the reader to treat such gestures as clear indicators of a heart actively devising evil.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
Cross-references
- Psalms 35:19 Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
- Job 15:12 Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
- Proverbs 10:10 He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
- Proverbs 5:6 She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.