KJV
KJV
23. Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
AMP
23. 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].
KJVP
23. Burning H1814 lips H8193 NFD and a wicked H7451 AMS heart H3820 [ are ] [ like ] a potsherd H2789 NMS covered H6823 with silver H3701 NMS dross H5509 .
YLT
23. Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.
ASV
23. Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
WEB
23. Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
NASB
23. Like a glazed finish on earthenware are smooth lips with a wicked heart.
ESV
23. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.
RV
23. Fervent lips and a wicked heart are {cf15i like} an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
RSV
23. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.
NKJV
23. Fervent lips with a wicked heart [Are like] earthenware covered with silver dross.
MKJV
23. Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a broken piece of pottery with silver waste.
AKJV
23. Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
NRSV
23. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.
NIV
23. Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
NIRV
23. Warm words that come from an evil heart are like shiny paint on a clay pot.
NLT
23. Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
MSG
23. Smooth talk from an evil heart is like glaze on cracked pottery.
GNB
23. Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.
NET
23. Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
ERVEN
23. Good words that hide an evil heart are like silver paint over a cheap, clay pot.