Proverbs 16:27
An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief,—and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 toiler, hath toiled for him, for his mouth, hath urged him on.
28A perverse man, sendeth forth strife, and, a tattler, separateth intimate friends.
Cross References
2 Samuel 20:1Now, in that place, there happened to be an abandoned man, whose name, was Sheba son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin,—so he blew a horn, and said—We have no share in David, Nor inheritance have we in the son of Jesse, Every man to his home, O Israel!
Psalms 52:2Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;
Proverbs 2:4If thou seek her as silver, and, like hid treasure, thou search for her,
Proverbs 6:14[Hath] perverse things in his heart, deviseth mischief on every occasion, strifes, he sendeth forth.
Proverbs 19:28An abandoned witness, scorneth justice, and, the mouth of lawless men, swalloweth iniquity.
Habakkuk 2:13Lo! is it not from Yahweh of hosts—that peoples labour for fire, and, populations, for emptiness, weary themselves?
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 →