Proverbs 16:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Diggeth up evil. — Digs, as it were, a pit for others by his malicious plottings and slanders (Psalms 7:15).

In his lips there is as a burning fire. — “Set on fire of hell” (James 3:6).

Proverbs 16:27

27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.