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"A man of Belial." Perhaps an unthrifty man; certainly a lawless man. A man of naughtiness. A child of the devil.

I. A NOTORIOUSLY WICKED MAN CARES FOR NO LAWS OF GOD OR MAN.

1. He hath stopped the mouth of his conscience with his sins.

2. He has no love to either God or man, therefore he disregards both.

3. He fears neither, and therefore slights their laws.

4. He sees many escape, and such examples harden their hearts.

II. SUCH A MAN'S LIFE IS ALTOGETHER WICKED.

1. His thoughts are altogether earthly.

2. All his delight is in wickedness.

III. A PERVERSE MOUTH IS A SURE MARK OF AN UNGODLY MAN.

1. Few, or only the extremely wicked, will talk or boast of their wickedness.

2. When men are grown to this height they are beyond the Cape of Good Hope. A crooked mind will make a crooked mouth. Take heed. God hath given thee a mouth to speak to His glory, not to dishonour Him, nor to proclaim thine own shame.

(Francis Taylor, B. D. )

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KJV: A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

WEB: A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;