Verse List for PROV 10:20

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OET (OET-RV) The tongue of a godly person adds value like good silver, ⇔ ^ but the thoughts of the wicked are of little value.

OET-LV is_silver chosen the_tongue _of the_righteous the_heart _of wicked_people is_like_a _little.

ULT Choice silver, is the tongue of the righteous one; ⇔ the heart of the wicked ones, is like little.

UST What righteous people say is as valuable as the best silver; ⇔  but what wicked people think is worthless.

BSB & MSB The tongue of the righteous [is] choice silver, ⇔  [but] the heart of the wicked [has] little worth.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. ⇔  The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

NET What the righteous say is like the best silver, ⇔ but what the wicked think is of little value.

LSV The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver,
The heart of the wicked—as a little thing.

FBV What good people say is like the best silver, but the mind of the wicked isn't worth much.

T4T ⇔  What righteous/good people say [MTY] is as valuable as pure silver [MET]; ⇔  what wicked people think is worthless.

LEB • Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness,
• a heart[fn] of wickedness is of little worth .[fn]

BBE The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

Moff Good men’s talk is like rare silver: ⇔  a bad man’s views are little worth.

JPS The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.

ASV The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: ⇔ The heart of the wicked is little worth.

DRA The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.

YLT The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.

Drby The tongue of the righteous [man] is [as] choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.

RV The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

SLT The tongue of the just is choice silver: the heart of the unjust is as little.

Wbstr The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

KJB-1769 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

KJB-1611 The tongue of the iust is as choise siluer: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
(The tongue of the just is as choise silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.)

Bshps The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer: but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught.
(The tongue of the just man is as tried silver: but the heart of the ungodly is a thing of naught/nothing.)

Gnva The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.
(The tongue of the just man is as fined silver: but the heart of the wicked is little worth.)

Cvdl An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothinge worth.
(An innocent tongue is a noble treasure, but the heart of the ungodly is nothing worth.)

Wycl Chosun siluer is the tunge of a iust man; the herte of wickid men is for nouyt.
(Chosun silver is the tongue of a just man; the heart of wicked men is for naught/nothing.)

Luth Des Gerechten Zunge ist köstlich Silber; aber der GOttlosen Herz ist nichts.
(The righteous_(ones) tongue is delicious silver(n); but the/of_the godless_one(s) heart is nothing.)

ClVg Argentum electum lingua justi; cor autem impiorum pro nihilo.
(Silver chosen tongue/language just; heart however of_the_wicked for by_no_means.)

UHB כֶּ֣סֶף נִ֭בְחָר לְשׁ֣וֹן צַדִּ֑יק לֵ֖ב רְשָׁעִ֣ים כִּ⁠מְעָֽט׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἄργυρος πεπυρωμένος γλῶσσα δικαίου, καρδία δὲ ἀσεβοῦς ἐκλείψει.

BrTr The tongue of the just is tried silver; but the heart of the ungodly shall fail.