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A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 16:27 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીનીતિવચનો ૧૬:૨૭
અધમ માણસ અપરાધ કરે છે અને તેની બોલી બાળી મૂકનાર અગ્નિ જેવી છે.
हिन्दीनीतिवचन १६:२७
अधर्मी मनुष्य बुराई की युक्ति निकालता है , और उसके वचनों से आग लग जाती है।

In context

25There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.

27A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

28A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

29A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

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