Proverbs 26:23 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.

English ASV

Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

English Amplified

Burning lips [uttering insincere words of love] and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel covered with the scum thrown off from molten silver [making it appear to be solid silver].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Burning lips [uttering insincere words of love] and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel covered with the scum thrown off from molten silver [making it appear to be solid silver].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

English EASY 2024

When a hypocrite says nice words, that is like a cheap pot with silver paint.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Good words that hide an evil heart are like silver paint over a cheap, clay pot.

Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.

English God's Word - GW 1995

{Like} a clay pot covered with cheap silver, {so} is smooth talk that covers up an evil heart.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are fiery lips and an evil heart.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Like the silver of dross covering an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent woman with an evil heart.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Like a glazed finish on earthenware are smooth lips with a wicked heart.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Warm words that come from an evil heart are like shiny paint on a clay pot.

English NIV

Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

English NKJ 1982

Fervent lips with a wicked heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.

English NLT

Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a common clay pot.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Smooth talk can hide a corrupt heart just like a pretty glaze covers a cheap clay pot.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Pretty words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a common clay pot.

English Tyndale 1537

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

Proverbs 26:23 — Compare Translations