27 An ungodly man digs up evil, And it is on his lips like a burning fire.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 16:27

Commentary on Proverbs 16:27-28

(Read Proverbs 16:27-28)

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!