Proverbs 26:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.”
Proverbs 26:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 26:23 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 26:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 26:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.”
Proverbs 26:23 — World English Bible
Proverbs 26:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Fervent lips and a wicked heart Arelikean earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.”
Proverbs 26:23 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Silver of dross spread over potsherd, <FI>Are<Fi> burning lips and an evil heart.”
Proverbs 26:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 26:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross. ”
Proverbs 26:23 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 26:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As siluer drosse ouerlayde vpon a potsheard, so are burning lips, and an euill heart.”
Proverbs 26:23 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 26:23 in Context — Proverbs 26
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
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.
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
What Does Proverbs 26:23 Mean?
Proverbs 26:23 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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