Proverbs 26:23 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Burning lips and a wicked heart Are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Burning lips [uttering insincere words of love] and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel covered with the scum thrown off from molten silver [making it appear to be solid silver].

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Common English Bible

Smooth lips and an evil heart are like silver coating on clay.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

In the same manner as an earthen vessel, if it were adorned with impure silver, conceited lips are allied with a wicked heart.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Swelling lips joined with a corrupt heart, are like an earthen vessel adorned with silver dross.

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