Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Silver dross covering over a pot-sherd, burning lips and an evil heart.
New American Standard Bible
Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
King James Version
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Holman Bible
are like glaze on an earthen vessel.
International Standard Version
A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.
A Conservative Version
Fervent lips and a wicked heart are an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
American Standard Version
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Amplified
Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value]
Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.
Bible in Basic English
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
Darby Translation
Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are as an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
King James 2000
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Like] {impure silver} which overlays an earthen vessel, [so are] smooth lips and an evil heart.
Modern King James verseion
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a broken piece of pottery with silver waste.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Venomous lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
NET Bible
Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
New Heart English Bible
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
The Emphasized Bible
Dross silver overlaid upon earthenware, so are burning lips, with a mischievous heart:
Webster
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
World English Bible
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, Are burning lips and an evil heart.
Themes
Heart » The heart of the wicked
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Speech/communication » Burning lips
Wicked people » Compared with » Potsherds
Wicked, the, are compared to » Potsherds
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
22 The words of a tale-bearer as dainty morsels, and they will go down to the chambers of the belly. 23 Silver dross covering over a pot-sherd, burning lips and an evil heart. 24 He hating will be known by his lips, and he will set deceit in his midst;
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Luke 11:39
And the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and trencher; and your inside is full of plunder and wickedness.
Luke 22:47-48
And he yet speaking, Behold a crowd, and he called Judas, one of the twelve, came before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.
2 Samuel 20:9-10
And Joab will say to Amasa, Thou my brother in peace? and Joab's right hand will take hold of Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
Proverbs 10:18
He covering hatred with lips of falsehood, and he bringing forth slander, is foolish.
Proverbs 25:4
Take ye away the dross from the silver, and a vessel shall come forth for the goldsmith.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they will come to thee, according to the coming of the people, and they will sit before thee my people, and they heard thy words, and they did them not: for they making loves with their mouth, their heart went after their plunder.
Matthew 23:27
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whitewashed tombs, which without indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of the bones of the dead, and of all uncleanness.