An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
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Gill's Exposition
A froward man soweth strife,.... Or "a man of perversenesses" (q); in whose heart is frowardness and perverseness; and whose mouth speaketh froward and perverse things, contrary to reason, law, and…
The four verses speak of the same thing, and the well-known opprobrious name, the “man of Belial,” stands at the head as stigmatizing the man who delights in causing the mischief of which they treat.…
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…
Cambridge Bible
ungodly Rather, worthless, R.V. See Pro 6:12, note.
diggeth up This is the literal meaning of the word, but it is here used metaphorically of one who digs pits for his neighbour, as a hunter for his…
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