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Proverbs 26:23

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23Like impure silvera which overlays an earthen vessel,

so are smooth lips and an evil heartb.

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Footnotes

  1. aLiterally “silver of impurities”
  2. bOr “mind”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel

are fervent lips with an evil heart.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware

are fervent lips with an evil heart.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Smooth lips with an evil heart

are like glaze on an earthen vessel.

NLTNew Living Translation

Smooth words may hide a wicked heart,

just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.

KJV 1900King James Version

Burning lips and a wicked heart

Are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.