Strong's Lexicon A worthless בְּ֭לִיַּעַל (bə·lî·ya·‘al) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1100: 1) worthlessness 1a) worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow 1b) wicked 1c) ruin, destruction (construct) man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) digs up כֹּרֶ֣ה (kō·reh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3738: 1) to dig, excavate, dig through 1a) (Qal) to dig 1b) (Niphal) to be dug 2) (Qal) to give a banquet or feast 3) (Qal) to get by trade, trade, buy evil, רָעָ֑ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical) וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although and his speech (שְׂ֝פָת֗וֹ) (p̄ā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) is like a scorching צָרָֽבֶת׃ (ṣā·rā·ḇeṯ) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6867: n f 1) scab, scar of a sore adj 2) burning, scorching fire. כְּאֵ֣שׁ (kə·’êš) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 784: 1) fire 1a) fire, flames 1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany) 1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching) 1d) altar-fire 1e) God's anger (fig.) Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleA worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. Young's Literal Translation A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips—as a burning fire. Holman Christian Standard Bible A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. New American Standard Bible A worthless man digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire. King James Bible An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire. Parallel Verses New International Version A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire. New Living Translation Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze. English Standard Version A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. New American Standard Bible A worthless man digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire. King James Bible An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. Holman Christian Standard Bible A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. International Standard Version A worthless person concocts evil gossip — his lips are like a burning fire. NET Bible A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire. American Standard Version A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. English Revised Version A worthless man deviseth mischief: and in his lips there is as a scorching fire. Young's Literal Translation A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire. Cross References 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. Proverbs 6:12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. Proverbs 6:14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. Proverbs 16:26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. Proverbs 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. Proverbs 16:30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. 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