Proverbs 16:27

The Scriptures 2009

A man of Beliya‛al plots evil, And on his lips it is like a burning fire.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:1

And there came to be a man of Beliya‛al, whose name was Sheḇa son of Biḵri, a Binyamite. And he blew with the shophar, and said, “We have no part in Dawiḏ, nor do we have inheritance in the son of Yishai – each one to his tents, O Yisra’ĕl!”

Psalm 57:4

My being is in the midst of lions; I lie among those who breathe fire, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue is a sharp sword.

Proverbs 16:26

He who labours, labours for himself, For his mouth drives him on.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man sends forth strife, And a whisperer separates intimate friends.

Proverbs 16:30

Winking with his eye to plot perversity, Moving his lips he shall bring about evil.

Proverbs 19:28

A witness of Beliya‛al scorns right-ruling, And the mouth of the wrong ones Devours wickedness.

Proverbs 2:4

If you seek her as silver, And search for her as hidden treasures,

Proverbs 6:12

A man of Beliya‛al, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth,

Proverbs 6:14

Perverseness is in his heart, Plotting evil at all times, He sends out strife.

Isaiah 5:18

Woe to those who draw crookedness with cords of falsehood, and sin as with wagon ropes,

Habakkuk 2:13

“See, it is not from יהוה of hosts that peoples labour only for fire, and nations weary themselves for naught,

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Among our members the tongue is set, the one defiling the entire body, and setting on fire the wheel of life, and it is set on fire by GĕHinnom.

1 Samuel 25:17

“And now, know and see what you should do, for evil has been resolved against our master, and against all his household, and he is too much of a son of Beliya‛al to speak to.”