Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 26:23 Interlinear
“with silver dross covered are like a potsherd lips Burning heart and a wicked”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כֶּ֣סֶף | H3701 | with silver | silver (from its pale color); by implication, money |
| 2 | סִ֭יגִים | H5509 | dross | scoria |
| 3 | מְצֻפֶּ֣ה | H6823 | covered | to sheet over (especially with metal) |
| 4 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 5 | חָ֑רֶשׂ | H2789 | are like a potsherd | a piece of pottery |
| 6 | שְׂפָתַ֖יִם | H8193 | lips | the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) |
| 7 | דֹּלְקִ֣ים | H1814 | Burning | to flame (literally or figuratively) |
| 8 | וְלֶב | H3820 | heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 9 | רָֽע׃ | H7451 | and a wicked | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
Verse Context
Proverbs 26:22The words of a talebearer are as wounds and they go down into the innermost parts...
Proverbs 26:23 (current)with silver dross covered are like a potsherd lips Burning heart and a wicked
Proverbs 26:24with his lips dissembleth He that hateth within and layeth up deceit...