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Proverbs 16:27
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A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.
A worthless person digs up evil,and his speech is like a scorching fire.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
Troublemakers create disasters. Their advice destroys like a wildfire.
A worthless man devises and digs up evil, And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Worthless people plan trouble. Even their words burn like a flaming fire.
A worthless person digs up evil [gossip] — it is like scorching fire on his lips.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
An vngodly man diggeth vp euill: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
But the perverse bears destruction upon his own mouth: a foolish man digs up evil for himself, and treasures fire on his own lips.
A worthless man deviseth mischief: and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips are like a scorching fire.
A worthless man plots evil, and on his lips it is like a burning fire.
Useless people make evil plans, and their words are like a burning fire.
A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire.
Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze.
A man of no worth looks for wrong-doing. His words are like burning fire.
An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief, - and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
An ungodly man devises evil; out of his mouth issues a burning fire.
Evil people look for ways to harm others; even their words burn with evil.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.
Scoundrels concoct evil, and their speech is like a scorching fire.
A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
An vnwijs man diggith yuel; and fier brenneth in hise lippis.
A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
A worthless man devises mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
An vngodly personne stereth vp euell, and in his lippes he is as an whote burnynge fyre.
Mean people spread mean gossip; their words smart and burn.
A worthless man digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire.
A vile man digs up evil,And the words on his lips are like scorching fire.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
An ungodly man: Heb. a man of Belial, 1 Samuel 25:17, 2 Samuel 20:1
diggeth: Proverbs 2:4, Psalms 17:14, Psalms 17:15, Isaiah 5:18, Habakkuk 2:13
in: Psalms 52:2-4, Psalms 57:4, James 3:6
Reciprocal: Psalms 119:85 - The proud Psalms 120:4 - Sharp Proverbs 10:12 - Hatred Proverbs 16:30 - moving Proverbs 18:6 - fool's
Gill's Notes on the Bible
An ungodly man diggeth up evil,.... Or "a man of Belial" p, a worthless unprofitable man; a man without a yoke, not obedient to the law of God; such a man digs for sin as for a treasure; nor need he go far for it, he has enough in his own heart, out of the evil treasure of which he brings forth evil things; though he is more solicitious and diligent to search into the sins of others, and dig up them, which have long lain buried; as the Manichees raked up the sins of Austin in his youth; and as the Papists served Beza: but perhaps the evil of mischief is here rather intended, which a wicked man contrives and devises; a ditch he digs for others, though oftentimes he falls into it himself; and so the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "digs evils for himself"; not intentionally but eventually; see Psalms 7:15;
and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire; his tongue is a fire, it is set on fire of hell, and it sets on fire the course of nature; and with its lies, calumnies, and detractions, devours and consumer the good names, characters, and credit of men; and deserves no other than sharp arrows of the Almighty, and coals of juniper; even the everlasting fire and flames of hell, James 3:6.
p איש בליעל "vir Belijahal", Montanus, Tigurine version, Mercerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The four verses speak of the same thing, and the well-known opprobrious name, the “man of Belial,” stands at the head as stigmatizing the man who delights in causing the mischief of which they treat.
Diggeth up evil - i. e., Digs an evil pit for others to fall into. Compare Psalms 7:15.
Proverbs 16:30
The physiognomy of the man of Belial, the half-closed eyes that never look you straight in the face, the restlessness or cunning of which biting the lips is the surest indication. Compare Proverbs 6:13.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 16:27. An ungodly man diggeth up evil — How will the following suit?
Effodiuntur opes irritamenta malorum
"Wealth, the incitement to all evil, is digged up
out the earth."
A wicked man labours as much to bring about an evil purpose, as the quarryman does to dig up stones.
In his lips-a burning fire. — His words are as inflammable, in producing strife and contention among his neighbours, as fire is in igniting dry stubble.
