Zhēnyán 26:23

23 huǒ rè de zuǐ, jiān è de xīn , hǎoxiàng yín zhā bāo de wǎ qì .

Zhēnyán 26:23 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 26:23

Burning lips, and a wicked heart
Either burning with wrath and malice; breathing out threatenings and slaughter; pursuing men with reproaches and slanders, arising from a wicked heart: or rather, burning with profession of love to God, and affection to good men; with great pretensions of kindness, and promises of good things, when their hearts are wicked, and they design noticing less; say one thing with their lips, with the greatest show of affection and sincerity, and mean another in their hearts. These [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross:
which at a distance, or to less discerning persons, looks like silver, and is taken for it; when the covering is only dross, and what is within is only a potsherd, Or a piece of an earthen vessel, good for nothing: such are the specious professions and deceitful words, which flow from a wicked heart.

Zhēnyán 26:23 In-Context

21 Hǎo zhēngjing de rén shān huò zhēng duān , jiù rú yú huǒ jiā tàn , huǒ shang jiā chái yíyàng .

22 Chuán shé rén de yányǔ , rútóng mĕi shí , shēn rù rén de xīn fù .

23 huǒ rè de zuǐ, jiān è de xīn , hǎoxiàng yín zhā bāo de wǎ qì .

24 Yuànhèn rén de yòng zuǐfĕnshì , xīnli què cáng zhāo guǐzhà .

25 Tā yòng tián yán mì yǔ , nǐ bùkĕ xìn tā , yīnwei tā xīn zhōng yǒu qī yàng kĕ zēngwù de .