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Proverbs 16:27

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27†An ungodly man diggeth up evil:

And in his lips there is as a cburning fire.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. A man of Belial. So ch. 19:28. See ch. 6:12.
  2. cLev. 13:23, 28 (Heb.). James 3:6.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A worthless man plots evil,

and his speech is like a scorching fire.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A scoundrel plots evil,

and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A worthless person digs up evil,

and his speech is like a scorching fire.

NLTNew Living Translation

Scoundrels create trouble;

their words are a destructive blaze.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A man of wickedness concocts evil,

and his lips are like a scorching fire.