Proverbs 26:22–23
Proverbs 26:22–23 — The New International Version (NIV)
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
are fervent lips with an evil heart.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart
Are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)
22 Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
23 Smooth words may hide a wicked heart,
just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
22 The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,
And they go down into the inmost body.
23 Fervent lips with a wicked heart
Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — New Century Version (NCV)
22 The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food;
people like to gobble them up.
23 Kind words from a wicked mind
are like a shiny coating on a clay pot.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)
22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.
23 Fervent lips and a wicked heart
Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
22 The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23 Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are as an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
22 The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily,
and they go down into a person’s innermost being.
23 ⸤Like⸥ a clay pot covered with cheap silver,
⸤so⸥ is smooth talk that covers up an evil heart.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
22 A gossip’s words are like choice food
that goes down to one’s innermost being.
23 Smooth lips with an evil heart
are like glaze on an earthen vessel.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
23 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel
are smooth lips with an evil heart.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels,
and they go down to the inner parts of the body.
23 Like impure silver which overlays an earthen vessel,
so are smooth lips and an evil heart.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
22 The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food.
They go deep down inside you.
23 Warm words that come from an evil heart
are like shiny paint on a clay pot.
Proverbs 26:22–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
22 The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
23 Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross
Are burning lips and a wicked heart.