Proverbs 26:23

23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent[1] lips with an evil heart.

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Other Translations of Proverbs 26:23

King James Version

23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

English Standard Version

23 Like the glazeBy revocalization; Hebrew silver of dross covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.

The Message

23 Smooth talk from an evil heart is like glaze on cracked pottery.

New King James Version

23 Fervent lips with a wicked heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.

New Living Translation

23 Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:23

Commentary on Proverbs 26:23

(Read Proverbs 26:23)

A wicked heart disguising itself, is like a potsherd covered with the dross of silver.

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