Proverbs 16:27
An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
In Context
26A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe, for her owne mouth hath brought her therto.
28A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:4If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures:
Proverbs 6:14He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde.
Proverbs 19:28A wicked witnesse mocketh iudgement: and the mouth of the vngodly deuoureth wickednesse.
Habakkuk 2:13Behold, is it not of the Lord of hoastes that the people shall labour in the very fire? the people shall euen weery them selues for very vanitie.
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 →