Proverbs 16:27 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

אִ֣ישׁ'isha person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:27 word 1

בְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alworthlessness

Lemma: בְּלִיַּ֫עַל (be.liy.ya.al) · Strong's: H1100I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: Belial: worthless

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:9, Job 34:18, Psalms 101:3, Proverbs 6:12, Proverbs 19:28, Nahum 1:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1100I; TAHOT Proverbs 16:27 word 2

כֹּרֶ֣הko.Reh[is] digging up

Lemma: כָּרָה (ka.rah) · Strong's: H3738B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pierce

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 26:25, Genesis 50:5, Exodus 21:33, Numbers 21:18, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Psalms 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3738B; TAHOT Proverbs 16:27 word 3

רָעָ֑הra.'Ahevil

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: distress: evil

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Proverbs 16:27 word 4

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and [is] on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:27 word 5

כְּאֵ֣שׁke.'Eshlike a fire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Proverbs 16:27 word 6

צָרָֽבֶת\׃tza.Ra.vetscorching

Lemma: צָרָב (tsa.tav) · Strong's: H6867A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: burning

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6867A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:27 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A worthless	→	בְּלִיַּ֫עַל H1100I Belial: worthless
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
digs up	→	כָּרָה H3738B to pierce
evil	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
and his speech	→	H8193
is like a scorching	→	צָרָב H6867A burning
fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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