27 A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 16:27

Commentary on Proverbs 16:27-28

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Ungodly men bestow more pains to do mischief than would be needful to do good. The whisperer separates friends: what a hateful, but how common a character!