Proverbs 16:27
25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
- KJV
- An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
- WEB
- A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
- ASV
- A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
- DARBY
- A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
- BLB
- A man of worthlessness digs up evil, and upon his lips [it is] like a fire burning.
- ÅB
- En niding graver en ulykkesgrav, og på hans lepper er det slik som en fortærende ild.
- OTB
- En verdiløs person planlegger ondt, og deres ord er som en brennende ild.
- B1930
- En niding graver en ulykkesgrav, og på hans leber er det likesom en fortærende ild.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 3:6
And 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.
Read in contextProverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:18
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
Read in contextPsalms 17:14–15
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.
Read in contextPsalms 52:2–4
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:17
Now 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.
Read in contextPsalms 57:4
My 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.
Read in contextProverbs 6:12
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
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