Proverbs 16:27
A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
In Context
26The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:1Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.
Psalms 52:2\52:1\When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.
Proverbs 2:4If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;
Proverbs 6:14His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.
Proverbs 19:28A good-for-nothing witness makes sport of the judge's decision: and the mouth of evil-doers sends out evil like a stream.
Habakkuk 2:13See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:27
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. This is designed to engage us to diligence, and quicken us, what our hand finds to do, to do it with all our might, both in our worldly business and in the work of religion; for in the original it is, The soul that labours labours for itself. It is heart-work which is here intended, the labour of the soul, which is here recommended to us, 1. As that which will be absolutely needful. Our mouth is continually craving it of us; the… Read the whole commentary →