Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 16:27 in English Standard Version "A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire." Pr 6:12 A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, Pr 6:14 with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; Pr 6:19 a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. Jas 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.