World English Bible
Proverbs 16:27
“A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 16
25
There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
26
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
27
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
28
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
29
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.