Proverbs 26:23 - Revised Version 1885 Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Burning lips and a wicked heart Are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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]. American Standard Version (1901) Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross. Common English Bible Smooth lips and an evil heart are like silver coating on clay. Catholic Public Domain Version In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Swelling lips joined with a corrupt heart, are like an earthen vessel adorned with silver dross. |