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Proverbs 26:23
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Smooth lips with an evil heartare like glaze on an earthen vessel.
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.
Like an earthenware vessel overlaid with silver impurities Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Kind words from a wicked mind are like a shiny coating on a clay pot.
Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value] Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
As siluer drosse ouerlayde vpon a potsheard, so are burning lips, and an euill heart.
Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver drossAre fiery lips and an evil heart.
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Like silver slag overlaid on a clay pot are lips that burn [with friendship] over a hating heart.
Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Good words that hide an evil heart are like silver paint over a cheap, clay pot.
Like silver dross which sticks to an earthen pot, so are enraged lips and an evil heart.
Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.
Like impure silver which overlays an earthen vessel, so are smooth lips and an evil heart.
As with silver dross spread over an earthen vessel, so are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Venymous lippes & a wicked herte, are like a potsherde couered wt syluer drosse.
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Burning lips, and a wicked heart, are like a potsheard couered with siluer drosse.
Burning lippes and a wicked heart, are like a potsharde couered with siluer drosse.
Fervent lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
As if thou wolt ourne a vessel of erthe with foul siluer; so ben bolnynge lippis felouschipid with `the werste herte.
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are [like] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
Fervent lips with a wicked heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
Burning lips and a sinful heart are like a pot covered with silver waste.
Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.
Dross silver overlaid upon earthenware, so are burning lips, with a mischievous heart:
Swelling lips joined with a corrupt heart, are like an earthen vessel adorned with silver dross.
Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.
Smooth talk from an evil heart is like glaze on cracked pottery.
Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
That is, ardent professions of friendship from a wicked heart, however smooth, shining, and splendid they may appear, are like a vile vessel covered over with base metal. Proverbs 10:18, 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10, Ezekiel 33:31, Luke 22:47, Luke 22:48
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:27 - that I 2 Samuel 3:26 - he sent Ezra 4:2 - Let us Psalms 28:3 - mischief Proverbs 27:6 - the kisses Ecclesiastes 7:9 - anger Jeremiah 40:14 - Ishmael Jeremiah 41:1 - they did Jeremiah 41:6 - weeping Daniel 11:27 - shall be to Mark 12:14 - Master
Cross-References
So they called the place Beersheba, because they made a treaty there.
Jacob packed up everything he owned and left for Egypt. On the way he stopped near the town of Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God his father Isaac had worshiped.
The Israelites called a meeting of the nation. And since they were God's people, the meeting was held at the place of worship in Mizpah. Men who could serve as soldiers came from everywhere in Israel—from Dan in the north, Beersheba in the south, and Gilead east of the Jordan River. Four hundred thousand of them came to Mizpah, and they each felt the same about what those men from the tribe of Benjamin had done. News about the meeting at Mizpah reached the tribe of Benjamin. As soon as the leaders of the tribes of Israel took their places, the Israelites said, "How could such a horrible thing happen?"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Burning lips, and a wicked heart,.... Either burning with wrath and malice; breathing out threatenings and slaughter; pursuing men with reproaches and slanders, arising from a wicked heart: or rather, burning with profession of love to God, and affection to good men; with great pretensions of kindness, and promises of good things, when their hearts are wicked, and they design noticing less; say one thing with their lips, with the greatest show of affection and sincerity, and mean another in their hearts. These
[are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross: which at a distance, or to less discerning persons, looks like silver, and is taken for it; when the covering is only dross, and what is within is only a potsherd, Or a piece of an earthen vessel, good for nothing: such are the specious professions and deceitful words, which flow from a wicked heart.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Burning lips - i. e., “Lips glowing with, affection, uttering warm words of love,” joined with a malignant heart, are like a piece of broken earthenware from the furnace, which glitters with the silver drops at stick to it, but is itself worthless.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 26:23. Burning lips and a wicked heart — Splendid, shining, smooth lips; that is, lips which make great professions of friendship are like a vessel plated over with base metal to make it resemble silver; but it is only a vile pot, and even the outside is not pure.
