27 [a]An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning (A)fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:27 Lit. A man of Belial

And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of [a]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it (B)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of [b]nature; and it is set on fire by [c]hell.

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  1. James 3:6 unrighteousness
  2. James 3:6 existence
  3. James 3:6 Gr. Gehenna

14 Perversity is in his heart,
(A)He devises evil continually,
(B)He sows discord.

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18 Woe to those who [a]draw iniquity with cords of [b]vanity,
And sin as if with a cart rope;

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 5:18 drag
  2. Isaiah 5:18 emptiness or falsehood

The Wicked Man

12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;

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My soul is among lions;
I lie among the sons of men
Who are set on fire,
(A)Whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.

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Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
You love evil more than good,
Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah
You love all devouring words,
You deceitful tongue.

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14 With Your hand from men, O Lord,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

15 As for me, (A)I will see Your face in righteousness;
(B)I shall be satisfied when I (C)awake in Your likeness.

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17 Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for (A)harm is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is such a (B)scoundrel[a] that one cannot speak to him.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:17 Lit. son of Belial

(A)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;

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The Rebellion of Sheba

20 And there happened to be there a [a]rebel, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet, and said:

(A)“We have no share in David,
Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse;
(B)Every man to his tents, O Israel!”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 20:1 Lit. man of Belial

13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of hosts
That the peoples labor [a]to feed the fire,
And nations weary themselves in vain?

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:13 Lit. for what satisfies fire, for what is of no lasting value

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