Proverbs 16:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 16:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 16:27 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 16:27 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 16:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.”

Proverbs 16:27 — World English Bible

Proverbs 16:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.”

Proverbs 16:27 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 16:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips--as a burning fire.”

Proverbs 16:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 16:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire. ”

Proverbs 16:27 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 16:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.”

Proverbs 16:27 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 16:27 in Context — Proverbs 16

25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

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

28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

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What Does Proverbs 16:27 Mean?

Proverbs 16:27 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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