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Proverbs 6:13

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

KJV

annuit oculis, terit pede, digito loquitur,

Vulgate

ὁ δ’ αὐτὸς ἐννεύει ὀφθαλμῷ, σημαίνει δὲ ποδί, διδάσκει δὲ ἐννεύμασιν δακτύλων·

LXX

That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

ASV

קֹרֵ֣ץ בְּ֭/עֵינָ/ו מֹלֵ֣ל בְּ/רַגְלָ֑/ו מֹ֝רֶ֗ה בְּ/אֶצְבְּעֹתָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ו
v
noun · 247×
וֹ
v
noun · 31×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
מִלֵּל֙
mll
verb · 5×
נִי
ny
verb · 86×
קֹרַ֥צְתִּי
qrtsty
verb · 5×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 58:9 — Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
  • Job 15:12 — Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at,
  • Prov 10:10 — He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
  • Prov 10:10 — He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
  • Ps 17:11 — They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
  • Ps 35:19 — Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
  • Ps 35:19 — Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.