Proverbs 16:27
A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
In context
24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. 26 The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on. 27 A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire. 28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
29 A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good. 30 Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 16:27 in the KJV
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: And in his lips there is as a burning fire.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 16:27 in the ESV
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.