5 Bible Verses about Nonverbal Communication

Proverbs 6:12-13 ESV / 26 helpful votes

A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger,

Proverbs 16:30 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass.

1 Corinthians 7:4-5 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Proverbs 31:12-27 ESV / 5 helpful votes

She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. She is like the ships of the merchant; she brings her food from afar. She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens. She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. ...

Genesis 37:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.

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