Now a worthless fellow happened to be there, a Benjamite named Sheba son of Bichri. He blew the shofar and said, “We have no portion in David, no inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to his tents, O Israel!”
Proverbs 16:27 - Tree of Life Version A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and on his lips is a scorching 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. |
Now a worthless fellow happened to be there, a Benjamite named Sheba son of Bichri. He blew the shofar and said, “We have no portion in David, no inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to his tents, O Israel!”
He will send from heaven and save me. He rebukes the one trampling on me. Selah God is sending His mercy and His truth.
A laborer’s appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger drives him on.
One who winks his eyes schemes deceit, one who purses his lips is bent on evil.
A crooked witness scorns justice, and a wicked mouth devours iniquity.
if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures,
A scoundrel, a wicked man, is one who goes around with a perverse mouth,
who continually plots evil with deceit in his heart stirring up strife.
Oy to those that drag iniquity along with cords of deceit, and sin as if with a cart rope!
Behold, is it not from Adonai-Tzva’ot that peoples toil to fuel a fire, and nations exhaust themselves for emptiness?
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is a world of evil placed among our body parts. It pollutes the whole body and sets on fire the course of life—and is set on fire by Gehenna.
Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. But he is such a worthless fellow that no one can speak to him.”