Proverbs 26:23
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.”Proverbs 26:23
What Does Proverbs 26:23 Mean?
Proverbs 26:23 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 26, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 26:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 27:6“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”Ecclesiastes 7:9“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”Luke 22:47“And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.”Luke 11:39“And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.”Psalms 28:3“Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.”Proverbs 10:18“He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.”Proverbs 25:4“Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.”Ezekiel 33:31“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.”Genesis 31:27“Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?”Daniel 11:27“And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.”Matthew 23:27“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.”2 Samuel 3:26“And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.”2 Samuel 20:9“And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.”Ezra 4:2“Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.”Jeremiah 40:14“And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.”Jeremiah 41:1“Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.”Jeremiah 41:6“And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.”Mark 12:14“And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”
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