Proverbs 16:27
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A froward man diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is a burning fire.
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
A worthless man devises and digs up evil, And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
A worthless man devises and digs up mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
A worthless person digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Worthless people dig up trouble; their lips are like a scorching fire.
A worthless person digs up evil [gossip] — it is like scorching fire on his lips.
Worthless people plan trouble. Even their words burn like a flaming fire.
A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
Troublemakers create disasters. Their advice destroys like a wildfire.
Wicked people look for ways to hurt other people. The cruel things that they say are like flames of fire.
A worthless scoundrel constantly plots evil, and from his lips comes a scorching fire.
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
·Useless [Worthless] people ·make evil plans [L dig up evil], and their ·words [L lips] are like a burning fire.
A wicked man diggeth up evil, and in his lips is like burning fire.
A worthless person plots trouble, and his speech is like a burning fire.
Evil people look for ways to harm others; even their words burn with evil.
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
An evil person makes evil plans. And his words are like a burning fire.
A worthless person concocts evil gossip— his lips are like a burning fire.
¶ The man of Belial digs in search of evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
A vile man digs up evil, And the words on his lips are like scorching fire.
A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips are like a scorching fire.
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop; idle lips are his mouthpiece.
Mean people spread mean gossip; their words smart and burn.
An ungodly man digs up evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
A worthless person plots trouble, and his speech is like a burning fire.
Scoundrels are a furnace of evil, and their lips are like a scorching fire.
A worthless person digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire.
A worthless man digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire.
A scoundrel concocts evil, and his lips are like a scorching fire.
Useless people make evil plans, and their words are like a burning fire.
A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
A worthless person plans to do evil things. Their words are like a burning fire.
A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire.
A man of no worth looks for wrong-doing. His words are like burning fire.
Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze.
Scoundrels concoct evil, and their speech is like a scorching fire.
Scoundrels concoct evil, and their speech is like a scorching fire.
Scoundrels concoct evil, and their speech is like a scorching fire.
Scoundrels concoct evil, and their speech is like a scorching fire.
An ish Beliya’al diggeth up ra’ah, and in his sfatayim (lips) there is as a scorching eish.
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and on his lips is a scorching fire.
Good-for-nothings conjure up evil ideas; their conversations fuel destructive fires.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
An unwise man diggeth evil; and fire burneth in his lips. (The unwise person diggeth up evil; and fire burneth on his lips.)
A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.
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