Proverbs 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
KJV
Vir impius fodit malum, et in labiis ejus ignis ardescit.
Vulgate
ἀνὴρ ἄφρων ὀρύσσει ἑαυτῷ κακά, ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ χειλέων θησαυρίζει πῦρ.
LXX
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
ASV
אִ֣ישׁ בְּ֭לִיַּעַל כֹּרֶ֣ה רָעָ֑ה וְ/עַל שפתי/ו שְׂ֝פָת֗/וֹ כְּ/אֵ֣שׁ צָרָֽבֶת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֵ֖שׁ
'sh
noun · 376×
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל
bly'l
noun · 27×
י
y
noun · 177×
כָּֽרָה
krh
verb · 16×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צָרֶ֥בֶת
tsrbt
noun · 3×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 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.
- Isa 5:18 — Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
- Jas 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.
- Jas 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.
- Prov 6:12 — A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
- Prov 6:12 — A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
- Prov 6:14 — Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
- Prov 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
- Prov 18:6 — A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
- Ps 17:14 — 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
- Ps 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Ps 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.
- Ps 119:85 — The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
- Ps 120:4 — Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.