An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
An ungodly man digs up evil and carries in his lips speech like a burning fire. That fiery speech harms others and spreads evil, making it powerful for evil in daily life. It belongs to practical teaching that exposes destructive vices and commends true understanding over folly and the instruction of fools. It stands in contrast to the slow-to-anger man whose words are sweet to the soul and health to the bones and powerful for good.
By contrast, a person of understanding has a calm spirit and restrains his words, showing knowledge by sparing speech rather than saying all he knows. The digging up of evil applies to evil-speaking, censuring, and fault-finding, which violates the law of love and reveals the spirit of Satan rather than the Spirit of Christ. Human energy and the mind, like the hands, will turn to mischief and evil work when left without a good and useful purpose.
An ungodly man digs up evil and carries in his lips speech like a burning fire. That fiery speech harms others and spreads evil, making it powerful for evil in daily life. It belongs to practical teaching that exposes destructive vices and commends true understanding over folly and the instruction of fools. It stands in contrast to the slow-to-anger man whose words are sweet to the soul and health to the bones and powerful for good.
By contrast, a person of understanding has a calm spirit and restrains his words, showing knowledge by sparing speech rather than saying all he knows. The digging up of evil applies to evil-speaking, censuring, and fault-finding, which violates the law of love and reveals the spirit of Satan rather than the Spirit of Christ. Human energy and the mind, like the hands, will turn to mischief and evil work when left without a good and useful purpose.