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 Hay camino que parece derecho al hombre, mas su salida son caminos de muerte.

26 El alma del que trabaja, trabaja para sí; porque su boca le constriñe.

27 El hombre perverso cava el mal; y en sus labios hay como llama de fuego.

28 El hombre perverso levanta contienda; y el chismoso aparta los mejores amigos.

29 El hombre malo lisonjea á su prójimo, y le hace andar por el camino no bueno:

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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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