Provérbios 16:26

"The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;

For his mouth urgeth him thereto.

A worthless man deviseth mischief;

And in his lips there is a scorching fire."

"His mouth urgeth him thereto" (Proverbs 16:26). The need to earn a living inspires men to work.

"An ungodly man diggeth up evil; and in his lips there is a burning fire."[27] "The description of agitators in this through Proverbs 16:30 needs little comment."[28] In this verse, the mischief maker is a gossip. The burning fire in his words is designed to burn up the reputations of other people.