Proverbs 26:22-23
Proverbs 26:22-23 The Message (MSG)
Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you want junk like that in your belly? Smooth talk from an evil heart is like glaze on cracked pottery.
Proverbs 26:22-23 King James Version (KJV)
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. Burning lips and a wicked heart Are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:22-23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body. Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
Proverbs 26:22-23 New Century Version (NCV)
The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food; people like to gobble them up. Kind words from a wicked mind are like a shiny coating on a clay pot.
Proverbs 26:22-23 American Standard Version (ASV)
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts. Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:22-23 New International Version (NIV)
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
Proverbs 26:22-23 New King James Version (NKJV)
The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. Fervent lips with a wicked heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
Proverbs 26:22-23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten]; They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon]. [Prov 18:8] Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value] Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.
Proverbs 26:22-23 New Living Translation (NLT)
Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart. Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.