Proverbs

Proverbs 26:23

23Like glaze covering an earthen vessel

are burningb lips and a wicked heart.

Footnotes

  • b 26:23 Hebrew; LXX smooth

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Like glazeכֶּ֣סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singular constructH3701 silver, money
coveringמְצֻפֶּ֣הmə·ṣup·pehVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine singularH6823 lay out, lay over
an earthen vesselחָ֑רֶשׂḥā·reśNoun - masculine singularH2789 earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd
are burningדֹּלְקִ֣יםdō·lə·qîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1814 burn
lipsשְׂפָתַ֖יִםśə·p̄ā·ṯa·yimNoun - fdH8193 lip, speech, edge
and a wickedרָֽע׃rā‘Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
heartוְלֶב־wə·leḇ-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Cross-references

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Luke 22:47–48 · Luke 11:39 · Proverbs 10:18 · Ezekiel 33:31 · Proverbs 25:4 · Matthew 23:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.