²¹ His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.

²¹ His speech was smoother than butter , But his heart was war ; His words were softer than oil , Yet they were drawn swords .

²¹ The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.