Proverbs 16:27

An ish Beliya'al diggeth up ra'ah, 1 and in his sfatayim (lips) there is as a scorching eish. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

In Context

26The nefesh (appetite) of the laborer works for him, 1 for his peh (mouth) of hunger driveth him on. 1

28A perverse ish soweth madon (strife, dissension), 1 and a whisperer separateth close friends. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 20:1And there happened to be there an ish Beliyaal, + 20:1 rebel shmo Sheva Ben Bikhri an ish from Binyamin; and he blew a shofar, and said, We have no chelek in Dovid, neither have we nachalah in Ben Yishai; every ish to his ohel, O Yisroel.

Psalms 52:2When Do'eg HaAdomi [the Edomite] went to Sha'ul and said to him, Dovid has gone to Bais Achimelech) 1

Proverbs 2:4If thou seekest her as kesef, 1 and searchest for her as for matmonim (hidden treasures); 1

Proverbs 6:14Tahpukhot (perversity) is in his lev, 1 he deviseth rah continually; 1 he stirs up midanim (contention, strife, discord). + 6:14 pl. 1

Proverbs 19:28An ed beliya'al (corrupt witness) scorneth mishpat (justice), 1 and the peh (mouth) of the resha'im devoureth iniquity. 1

Habakkuk 2:13Hinei, is it not from Hashem Tzva'os 1 that the people shall labor only to feed the eish, 1 and the people shall weary themselves in vain? 1

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 →

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