Proverbs 16:27
“An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A froward man soweth strife,.... Or "a man of perversenesses" (q); in whose heart is frowardness and perverseness; and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Proverbs 16:27-30
The four verses speak of the same thing, and the well-known opprobrious name, the “man of Belial,” stands at the head as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 16:27-28
There are those that are not only vicious themselves, but spiteful and mischievous to others, and they are the worst of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
ungodly Rather, worthless, R.V. See Pro 6:12, note.
diggeth up This is the literal meaning of the word, but it is here…
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