Proverbs 10:10

NETBible

The one who winks 1  his 2  eye causes 3  trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness 4  will come to ruin.

NIV ©

He who winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin.

NASB ©

He who winks the eye causes trouble, And a babbling fool will be ruined.

NLT ©

People who wink at wrong cause trouble, but a bold reproof promotes peace.

MSG ©

An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead, but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace.

BBE ©

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

NRSV ©

Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but the one who rebukes boldly makes peace.

NKJV ©

He who winks with the eye causes trouble, But a prating fool will fall.

KJV
He that winketh
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with the eye
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causeth
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sorrow
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but a prating
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fool
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shall fall
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{fall: Heb. be beaten}
NASB ©
He who winks
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causes
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trouble
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, And a babbling
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fool
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will be ruined
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PREP
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N-GSM
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NET [draft] ITL
The one who winks
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his eye
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causes
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trouble
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, and the one who speaks
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foolishness
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will come to ruin
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.
HEBREW
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Nty
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Nye
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Urq (10:10)
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NETBible

The one who winks 1  his 2  eye causes 3  trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness 4  will come to ruin.

NET Notes

1 tn The term (קָרַץ, qarats) describes a person who habitually “winks” his eye maliciously as a secretive sign to those conspiring evil (Prov 6:13). This is a comparison rather than a contrast. Devious gestures are grievous, but not as ruinous as foolish talk. Both are to be avoided.

2 tn Heb “the eye.”

3 tn Heb “gives.”

4 tn Heb “the fool of lips”; cf. NASB “a babbling fool.” The phrase is a genitive of specification: “a fool in respect to lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause (= lips) for effect (= speech). The word for fool (אֶוִיל, ’evil) refers to someone who despises knowledge and discernment.