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Proverbs 26:23 Cross-References

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

Proverbs 26:23 (KJV)

Commentary on Proverbs 26:23

Fervent lips with an evil heart are like silver dross covering an earthen vessel. The Hebrew 'dalaq' (burning/fervent) and 'keseph siygim' (silver dross) creates imagery of fraudulent covering. Silver-covered pottery appears valuable but isn't. Smooth speech covering evil heart is similarly fraudulent - appearing genuine while being worthless. This warns against trusting eloquence without evaluating character. Proverbs 26:24-25 expand this: 'He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his...

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