27 A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:27
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 27
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Original words
A worthless בְּ֭לִיַּעַל H1100 Noun - masculine singular man אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct digs up כֹּרֶ֣ה H3738 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular evil רָעָ֑ה H7451 Adjective - feminine singular vvv וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and his speech שְׂפָתָיו H8193 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular is like a scorching צָרָֽבֶת׃ H6867 Adjective - feminine singular fire כְּאֵ֣שׁ H784 Preposition-k | Noun - common singular
BSB notes
- Or and what is on his lips