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Proverbs 16:27
An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief,—and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
Proverbs 16:27 · Rotherham Emphasised 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 digs up evil, and 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 A comb of honey, are pleasant words, sweet to the taste and healing to the bone.
25 There is a way that enticeth a man, but, at the latter end thereof, are the ways of death.
26 The appetite of the toiler, hath toiled for him, for his mouth, hath urged him on.
27 An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief,—and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
28 A perverse man, sendeth forth strife, and, a tattler, separateth intimate friends.
29 A ruthless man, enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him in a way, not good.
30 Closing his eyes, to devise perverse things, biting his lips, he hath plotted mischief.
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