Proverbs 26:23
“Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 26:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Arelikean earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ein irdenes Geschirr, mit Schlackensilber überzogen: so sind feurige Lippen und ein böses Herz.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Como escoria de plata echada sobre el tiesto, son los labios enardecidos y el corazón malo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Como um vaso de fundição coberto de restos de prata, assim são os lábios inflamados e o coração maligno.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Como a cobertura brilhante de um vaso de barro, assim são os lábios ardentes com um coração mau.
📖 Proverbs 26:23 in Context
21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
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