Proverbs 16:27
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.”Proverbs 16:27
What Does Proverbs 16:27 Mean?
Proverbs 16:27 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 27 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 16:27 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 3:6“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”Psalms 119:85“The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.”Proverbs 6:12“A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.”Proverbs 10:12“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”Proverbs 6:14“Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.”1 Samuel 25:17“Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.”Psalms 17:14“From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.”Psalms 52:2“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”Psalms 57:4“My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.”Psalms 120:4“Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.”Proverbs 18:6“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”Isaiah 5:18“Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:”Proverbs 2:4“If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;”Proverbs 16:30“He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.”2 Samuel 20:1“And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.”Habakkuk 2:13“Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?”
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