Verse Comparison: Proverbs 26:23
American Standard Version
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are `like' an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Amplified® Bible
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].
Contemporary English Version
Hiding hateful thoughts behind smooth talk is like coating a clay pot with a cheap glaze.
Darby English Version
Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Good News Bible
Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.
King James Version
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
New American Standard Bible
{Like} an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
New International Version
Like a coating of glaze over earthenware
are fervent lips with an evil heart.
New King James Version
Fervent lips with a wicked heart
Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Burning lips and a wicked heart resemble an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross
Revised Standard Version
Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.
Young's Literal Translation
Silver of dross spread over potsherd, `Are' burning lips and an evil heart.