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Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.
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American Standard Version
Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
English Standard Version
Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.
King James Version
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
New American Standard Bible
Like an earthenware vessel overlaid with silver impurities Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
New International Version
Like a coating of silver dross on 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.
New Living Translation
Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
World English Bible
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.