Proverbs 16:27 meaning and explanation
A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 16:27, Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 16:27 belongs to a collection of Solomon's sayings about how words shape a community. The worthless man, in Hebrew a "man of Belial," is a person of no moral worth, and the image is of someone digging a pit or unearthing trouble.
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