Proverbs 26:23

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

Cross References

Proverbs 10:18

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

Proverbs 23:7

For as he reckoneth within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs 25:4

Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the finer:

Proverbs 26:25

When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend: But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

Matthew 23:27

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.