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Proverbs 26:23 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are `like' an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
World English Bible (WEB)
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, `Are' burning lips and an evil heart.
| Burning | כֶּ֣סֶף | kesep | KEH-sef |
| lips | סִ֭יגִים | sîgîm | SEE-ɡeem |
| and a wicked | מְצֻפֶּ֣ה | mĕṣuppe | meh-tsoo-PEH |
| heart | עַל | ʿal | al |
| potsherd a like are | חָ֑רֶשׂ | ḥāreś | HA-res |
| covered | שְׂפָתַ֖יִם | śĕpātayim | seh-fa-TA-yeem |
| with silver | דֹּלְקִ֣ים | dōlĕqîm | doh-leh-KEEM |
| dross. | וְלֶב | wĕleb | veh-LEV |
| רָֽע׃ | rāʿ | ra |