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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.