Proverbs 16:27

A worthless man digs up evil,
and his speech is like a scorching fire.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully what you must do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him!”

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted:

We have no portion in David,
no inheritance in Jesse’s son.
Each man to his tent, Israel!

Psalm 17:14-15

With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.

Psalm 52:2-4

Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.

Proverbs 2:4

if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person, a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,

Proverbs 6:14

He always plots evil with perversity in his heart—
he stirs up trouble.

Isaiah 5:18

Woe to those who drag wickedness
with cords of deceit
and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Habakkuk 2:13

Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

An ungodly man

Bible References

An ungodly man

1 Samuel 25:17
Now consider carefully what you must do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him!”
2 Samuel 20:1
Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted:

We have no portion in David,
no inheritance in Jesse’s son.
Each man to his tent, Israel!

Diggeth

Proverbs 2:4
if you seek it like silver
and search for it like hidden treasure,
Psalm 17:14
With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.
Isaiah 5:18
Woe to those who drag wickedness
with cords of deceit
and pull sin along with cart ropes,
Habakkuk 2:13
Is it not from the Lord of Hosts
that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire
and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?

In

Psalm 52:2
Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 57:4
I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down with those who devour men.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongues are sharp swords.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

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