Proverbs 26:23

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Proverbs 26:23

BSB
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
AKJV
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
CPDV
In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.
ERV
Fervent lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
NHEB
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
SMT
Silver dross covering over a pot-sherd, burning lips and an evil heart.

Commentary for Proverbs 26:23

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Proverbs 26:23
Summary
Attractive exterior masks corrupt nature.
Event
Wicked person seems attractive
Estimated Time Period
c. 950 BC
Category
Wisdom