Proverbs 26:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.”
Read Proverbs 26:23 in the flow of Proverbs26 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs26 to see the surrounding context.
“Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Fervent lips and a wicked heart Arelikean earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Silver of dross spread over potsherd, <FI>Are<Fi> burning lips and an evil heart.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 26:23 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 20:9“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
- Proverbs 10:18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
- Proverbs 23:7for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
- Proverbs 25:4Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.
- Proverbs 27:6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
- Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
- Matthew 23:27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
- Luke 11:39“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- Luke 22:47While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
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