Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 16:27

"A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire." — Proverbs 16:27 (ASV)

Diggeth up evil.— Digs, as it were, a pit for others by his malicious plottings and slanders (Psalms 7:15).

In his lips there is as a burning fire.— Set on fire of hell (James 3:6).