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Proverbs 16:27

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Proverbs 16:27 · King James Version

In other versions

  • A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.

    ASV

  • A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

    BBE

  • A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.

    DBY

  • A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

    WEB

  • A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.

    YLT

  • An ungodly man digs up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

    ENG

  • An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

    WBT

  • A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

    BSB

In context

25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

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