Proverbs 26:23

A Conservative Version

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

Cross References

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your interior is full of plundering and wickedness.

Proverbs 10:18

He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.

Matthew 23:27

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people. And they hear thy words, but do not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

Proverbs 25:4

Take away the dross from the silver, and there comes forth a vessel for the refiner.

Proverbs 26:25

When he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinks within himself, so [is] he. Eat and drink, he says to thee, but his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.