Proverbs 16:27
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
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Cross references
- James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
- Proverbs 6:14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
- 1 Samuel 25:17 Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”