Proverbs 16:27
A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
In Context
26The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.
28A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends.
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:1And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel.
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue deviseth mischievous things, like a sharp razor, practising deceit.
Proverbs 2:4if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:
Proverbs 6:14deceits are in his heart; he deviseth mischief at all times, he soweth discords.
Proverbs 19:28A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.
Habakkuk 2:13Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
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 →