Proverbs 26:23

Tree of Life Version

Like silver glaze overlaying earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

Cross References

Luke 11:39

But the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Proverbs 10:18

One who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Matthew 23:27

“Woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.

Ezekiel 33:31

So they come to you, as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words—but they do not do them—for with their mouth they express doting love, but their heart goes after their own dishonest gain.

Proverbs 25:4

Remove impurities from silver and out comes material for the refiner.

Proverbs 26:25

When he speaks favorably, do not believe him, 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 you, but his heart is not with you.

Proverbs 27:6

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