Proverbs 16:27
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An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
In other translations
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
- Proverbs 6:14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
- Proverbs 6:12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
- Psalm 57:4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Psalm 17:14-1514 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.14 from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children. 15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Psalm 52:2-42 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.2 Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. 3 You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah 4 You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
- 1 Samuel 25:17Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
- Isaiah 5:18Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,
- Proverbs 2:4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
- Habakkuk 2:13Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
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