Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.Proverbs 26:23
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
כֶּ֣סֶף סִ֭יגִים מְצֻפֶּ֣ה עַל־חָ֑רֶשׂ שְׂפָתַ֖יִם דֹּלְקִ֣ים וְלֶב־רָֽע׃
- כֶּ֣סֶףKe.sef“silver of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
- סִ֭יגִיםSi.gim“dross<es>”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סִיג · “dross” · Strong's H5509
- מְצֻפֶּ֣הme.tzu.Peh“overlaid”Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָפָה · “to overlay” · Strong's H6823
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- חָ֑רֶשׂCha.res“earthenware”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶשׂ · “earthenware” · Strong's H2789
- שְׂפָתַ֖יִםse.fa.Ta.yim“lips”Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
- דֹּלְקִ֣יםdo.le.Kim“burning”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּלַק · “to burn; pursue” · Strong's H1814
- וְלֶב־ve.lev-“and a heart of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- רָֽע׃Ra'“evil”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)