Proverbs 16:27
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. | A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. | A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a person of | אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| worthlessness | בְּ֭לִיַּעַל | BE-li-ya-'al | H1100I | Belial: destructionבְּלִיַּ֫עַל (be.liy.ya.al) : destruction 1) worthlessness 1a) worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow 1b) wicked 1c) ruin, destruction (construct) |
| [is] digging up | כֹּרֶ֣ה | ko-REH | H3738B | to pierceכָּרָה (ka.rah) 1) to pierce, excavate, dig through 1a) (Qal) to dig 1b) (Niphal) to be dug |
| evil | רָעָ֑ה | ra-'AH | H7451I | No entry |
| and [is] on | וְעַל־ | ve-'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| lip his | שְׂ֝פָת֗וֹ | se-fa-tav | H8193H | lipsשָׂפָה (sa.phah) : lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
| like a fire | כְּאֵ֣שׁ | ke-'ESH | H0784 | fireאֵשׁ (esh) 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: esh (אֶשָּׁא "fire" H0785) |
| scorching | צָרָֽבֶת׃ | tza-RA-vet | H6867A | burningצָרָב (tsa.tav) adj burning, scorching |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.