King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Like silver slag overlaid on a clay pot are lips that burn [with friendship] over a hating heart.
Berean Standard Bible:
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
American Standard Version:
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Arelikean earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Burning{H1814} lips{H8193} and a wicked{H7451} heart{H3820} are like a potsherd{H2789} covered{H6823} with silver{H3701} dross{H5509}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Luke 22:47
- ¶ And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
Luke 22:48
- But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Luke 11:39
- And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
Proverbs 10:18
- ¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.
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 they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Proverbs 25:4
- ¶ Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Matthew 23:27
- Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.
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Commentary for Proverbs 26:23
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1814
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּלַק
Transliteration: dâlaq
Pronunciation: daw-lak'
Description: a primitive root; to flame (literally or figuratively); burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly. - Strong's Number: H8193
There are 164 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂפָה
Transliteration: sâphâh
Pronunciation: saw-faw'
Description: or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words. - Strong's Number: H7451
There are 623 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רַע
Transliteration: raʻ
Pronunciation: rah
Description: from רָעַע; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). - Strong's Number: H3820
There are 550 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לֵב
Transliteration: lêb
Pronunciation: labe
Description: a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom. - Strong's Number: H2789
There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֶרֶשׂ
Transliteration: cheres
Pronunciation: kheh'-res
Description: a collateral form mediating between חֶרֶס and חֶרֶשׁ; a piece of pottery; earth(-en), (pot-) sherd, [phrase] stone. - Strong's Number: H6823
There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צָפָה
Transliteration: tsâphâh
Pronunciation: tsaw-faw'
Description: a primitive root (probably identical with צָפָה through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action); to sheet over (especially with metal); cover, overlay. - Strong's Number: H3701
There are 343 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֶּסֶף
Transliteration: keçeph
Pronunciation: keh'-sef
Description: from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling). - Strong's Number: H5509
There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: סִיג
Transliteration: çîyg
Pronunciation: seeg
Description: or סוּג; (Ezekiel 22:18), from סוּג in the sense of refuse; scoria; dross.