Proverbs 16:27 KJV
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Matthew Henry
- Proverbs 16:1–33The renewing grace of God alone prepares the heart for every good work. This teaches us that we are not sufficient of ourselves to think or speak any thing...
Thompson Chains
- MischiefSee the chain from 1 Samuel 23:9 · 7 links
- Evil SpeechSee the chain from Psalms 5:9 · 6 links
- UngodlinessSee the chain from 2 Timothy 2:16 · 1 link
- EvilSee the chain from Leviticus 20:23 · 3 links
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.
- 1 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.
- 2 Samuel 20:1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
- Psalms 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. …
- Psalms 52:2–4 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. …
- Psalms 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.
- Proverbs 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
- Proverbs 6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
- Proverbs 6:14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
- Isaiah 5:18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
- Habakkuk 2:13 Behold, 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?
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Hebrew and Strong’s
- An ungodly בְּלִיַּעַל bĕliyyaʿal בְּלִיַּעַל Noun · masculine singular
- man אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
- diggeth up כֹּרֶה kōrê כָּרָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- evil רָעָה rāʿâ רַע Noun · feminine singular
- and in his lips וְעַל wĕʿal Preposition · with and שְׂפָתוֹ śĕpātô שָׂפָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- as a burning צָרָבֶת ṣārābet צָרֶבֶת Adjective · feminine singular
- fire כְּאֵשׁ kĕʾēš אֵשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition
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