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Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 16:27 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 16:27 in other translations
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
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In context
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
26 A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.
27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
30 He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.
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