At that place, there was a man named Sheba son of Bicri. Sheba was a good-for-nothing troublemaker from the family group of Benjamin. Sheba blew a trumpet {to gather the people together}. Then he said,
Proverbs 16:27 - Easy To Read Version A worthless person plans bad things to do. His advice destroys like fire. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: And in his lips there is as a burning fire. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A worthless man devises and digs up mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire. American Standard Version (1901) A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. Common English Bible Worthless people dig up trouble; their lips are like a scorching fire. Catholic Public Domain Version The impious man digs up evil, and in his lips is a burning fire. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire. |
At that place, there was a man named Sheba son of Bicri. Sheba was a good-for-nothing troublemaker from the family group of Benjamin. Sheba blew a trumpet {to gather the people together}. Then he said,
My life is in danger.\par My enemies are all around me.\par They are like man-eating lions,\par with teeth as sharp as spears\par and arrows,\par and tongues as sharp as a sword.\par
A worker’s appetite keeps him working. His hunger makes him work so that he can eat.
A troublemaker is always causing problems. That person spreads gossip and causes trouble between close friends.
That person winks his eye while planning something destructive. He smiles while he is planning to hurt his neighbor.
A lying witness makes justice nothing but a joke! The things evil people say bring more evil.
That person is a troublemaker. He is always planning to do something bad. He makes trouble everywhere.
Look at those people! They pull their guilt and sins behind them like people pull wagons with ropes. {\cf2\super [54]}
The Lord All-Powerful has decided that a fire will destroy everything that those people worked to build. All their work will be for nothing.
The tongue is like a fire. It is a world of evil among the parts of our body. How? The tongue spreads its evil through our whole body. It starts a fire that influences all of life. The tongue gets this fire from hell.
Now think about it and decide what you can do. Nabal was foolish to say the things he did! Terrible trouble is coming to our master (Nabal) and all his family.”