“’Such a man is called ‘worthless’ and ‘wicked.’ Our word ‘worthless’ is a translation of the Hebrew word “belial” [Be-liyya’al]. It describes a man who is more than worthless. He is wicked. The word is of uncertain derivation, but may come from a word meaning ‘a place from which none arises,’ a euphemism for Sheol…… Eventually, ‘Belial’ became a name of the embodiment of all wickedness and worthlessness, Satan himself (2 Cor. 6:15).”
