Proverbs 16:27

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A worthless person digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

Cross References

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed  among our members. It stains the whole body,  sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Proverbs 6:14

He always plots evil  with perversity in his heart; he stirs up trouble.

Isaiah 5:18

Woe to those who drag iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes,

Proverbs 6:12

A worthless person,  a wicked man goes around speaking dishonestly,

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully  what you should do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him! ’

Proverbs 2:4

if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

2 Samuel 20:1

Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted: We have no portion in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Each man to his tent,  Israel!

Habakkuk 2:13

Is it not from the  Lord of Armies that the peoples labour only to fuel the fire and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?

Proverbs 16:26

A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger  urges him on.

Proverbs 16:28

A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:30

The one who narrows his eyes is planning deceptions; the one who compresses his lips brings about evil.

Proverbs 19:28

A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.