Proverbs 6:13
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winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
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In this chapter we have, I. A caution against rash suretiship (Pro 6:1-5). II. A rebuke to slothfulness (Pro 6:6-11). III. The character and fate of a malicious mischievous man (Pro 6:12-15). IV. An account of seven things which God hates (Pro 6:16-19). V. An exhortation to make the word of God familiar to us (Pro 6:20-23). VI. A repeated warning of the pernicious consequences of the sin of whoredom (Pro 6:24-35). We are here dissuaded from sin very much by arguments borrowed from our secular interests, for it is not only represented as damning in the other world, but as impoverishing in this.
Open source ↗6:13 wink . . . nudge . . . wiggle: These behaviors were signals used while trying to deceive the innocent.
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Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.