Proverbs 10:20

Hebrew
כֶּ֣סֶף נִ֭בְחָר לְשׁ֣וֹן צַדִּ֑יק לֵ֖בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב

hebrew

Meaning:

* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything

Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5…
רְשָׁעִ֣ים כִּמְעָֽט
ESV
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
NIV
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
NLT
The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless.
LXX
ἄργυρος πεπυρωμένος γλῶσσα δικαίου καρδία δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀσεβοῦς ἐκλείψει
KJV
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

Proverbs 10:19 ← Proverbs 10:20 → Proverbs 10:21

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