Proverbs 26:21-23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.(B)
23 Like the glaze[a] covering an earthen vessel
are smooth[b] lips with an evil heart.
Proverbs 26:21-23
New International Version
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.(B)
23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
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