Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.
New American Standard Bible
While
King James Version
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Holman Bible
and his speech is like a scorching fire.
International Standard Version
A worthless person concocts evil gossip his lips are like a burning fire.
A Conservative Version
A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
American Standard Version
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Amplified
A worthless man devises and digs up evil,
And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
Bible in Basic English
A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
Darby Translation
A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Julia Smith Translation
A man of Belial dug up evil, and upon his lips, as a burning fire.
King James 2000
An ungodly man digs up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A man of wickedness concocts evil, and his lips [are] like a scorching fire.
Modern King James verseion
An ungodly man plots evil, and his lips are like a burning fire.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
An ungodly person stirreth up evil; and in his lips he is as a hot burning fire.
NET Bible
A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
New Heart English Bible
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
The Emphasized Bible
An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief, - and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
Webster
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
World English Bible
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
Themes
Character » Of the wicked » UnGodly
Character of the wicked » UnGodly
Fire » Illustrative of » The tongue
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
26 A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused him to bend over it. 27 A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire. 28 A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
Names
Cross References
James 3:6
and the tongue is a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.
1 Samuel 25:17
And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he is too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'
2 Samuel 20:1
And there hath been called there a man of worthlessness, and his name is Sheba, son of Bichri, a Benjamite, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and saith, 'We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, O Israel.'
Psalm 17:14-15
From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion is in life, And with Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied with sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.
Psalm 52:2-4
Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames -- sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
Proverbs 2:4
If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,
Proverbs 6:12
A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking with perverseness of mouth,
Proverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.
Isaiah 5:18
Woe to those drawing out iniquity with cords of vanity, And as with thick ropes of the cart -- sin.
Habakkuk 2:13
Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary?