He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
The verse belongs to the instruction and reproof found in the first seven chapters of Proverbs, which call a person to choose wisdom, the path of life, rather than heed a flatterer and suffer spiritual disease and death. It describes the wicked man communicating through gestures of his eyes, feet, and fingers. Speaking with the feet is understandable in the eastern manner of sitting on the ground, where the crouched body brings the feet into view beside the hands, which may rest on them.
A person can communicate secretly through such gestures, with exposed feet and toes conveying a message and fingers hidden beneath a cloth communicating bargaining terms in the presence of others. A wicked person uses a wink, gestures, or signs to communicate deceitfully and carry out mischief. A wink used for personal gain makes a person dishonest just as surely as forgery or a spoken lie, and can cost reputation and soul. An honest person can conduct business without secret signals or deception.
The verse belongs to the instruction and reproof found in the first seven chapters of Proverbs, which call a person to choose wisdom, the path of life, rather than heed a flatterer and suffer spiritual disease and death.
It describes the wicked man communicating through gestures of his eyes, feet, and fingers.
Speaking with the feet is understandable in the eastern manner of sitting on the ground, where the crouched body brings the feet into view beside the hands, which may rest on them.
A person can communicate secretly through such gestures, with exposed feet and toes conveying a message and fingers hidden beneath a cloth communicating bargaining terms in the presence of others.
A wicked person uses a wink, gestures, or signs to communicate deceitfully and carry out mischief.
A wink used for personal gain makes a person dishonest just as surely as forgery or a spoken lie, and can cost reputation and soul.
An honest person can conduct business without secret signals or deception.