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A perverseבְּלִיַּעַלmanאִישׁdigs upכֹּרֶהevil,רָעָהand on his lipsוְעַל שְׂפָתוֹit is like a scorchingצָרָבֶתfire.כְּאֵשׁ
Proverbs 16:27
Study it in the app“A perverse man digs up evil, and on his lips it is like a scorching fire.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:27, word by word
- A perverseבְּלִיַּעַלbeliyaal
worthlessness, wickedness
Worthlessness, a thing of no value: "sons of belial" are worthless people who do evil. Later it was used as a name for the evil one (2 Corinthians 6:15).
Where else “beliyaal” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- digs upכֹּרֶהkore
dig
To dig a well or a grave.
Where else “kore” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- and on his lipsשְׂפָתsefat
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefat” appears- it is like a scorchingצָרָבֶתtsaravet
scorching
Burning hot like fire.
Where else “tsaravet” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears
The context
26The appetite of the laborer labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
27 · This verse (above)
28A man of perversities spreads strife, and a grumbler separates close friends.