Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pro 16:27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.
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An ungodly man   Heb. a man of Belial. 1Sa 25:17; 2Sa 20:1
diggeth   Pro 2:4; Psa 17:14,15; Isa 5:18; Hab 2:13
in   Psa 52:2-4; Psa 57:4; Jam 3:6
Correlating Passages
An ungodly man
1Sa 25:17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he [is such] a son of Belial, that [a man] cannot speak to him.
2Sa 20:1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name [was] Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
diggeth
Pro 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
Psa 17:14 From men [which are] thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, [which have] their portion in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their babes.
Psa 17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Isa 5:18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
Hab 2:13 Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
in
Psa 52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psa 52:3 Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
Psa 52:4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue.
Psa 57:4 My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Jam 3:6 And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 16:27," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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