27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
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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.
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
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.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. …
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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-28)There are those that are not only vicious themselves, but spiteful and mischievous to others, and they are the worst of men; two sorts of such are here described:—1. Such as envy a man the honour of his good name, and do all they can to blast that by calumnies and misrepresentations: They dig up evil ; they take a great deal of pains to find out something or other on which to ground a slander, or…
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