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argentum electum lingua iusti cor impiorum pro nihilo
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver and the heart of the evil is bitterness.
The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver. The hearts of wicked people are worthless.
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.
What the righteous person says is like precious silver; the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
The words of righteous people are as valuable as the best silver. But the thoughts of wicked people are useless.
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
The tongue of those who are right with God is like fine silver, but the heart of the sinful is not worth much.
The speech of those who do right is of greater value than the finest silver, but the thoughts of wrongdoers are worthless.
When a good man speaks, he is worth listening to, but the words of fools are a dime a dozen.
The tongue of the just man is like pure silver; the heart of the wicked is without worth.
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver, but the understanding {Heb. heart} of the wicked is worth little.
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.
The tongues of those who are upright and in right standing with God are as choice silver; the minds of those who are wicked and out of harmony with God are of little value.
The words of a good person are like pure silver, but an evil person’s thoughts are worth very little.
The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless.
The tongue of a righteous person is fine silver. The heart of a wicked person has little value.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.
Chosen silver is the tongue of a just man; the heart of wicked men is for nought. (Like chosen silver is the tongue of a righteous person; but the hearts of the wicked be worth nothing.)
The words of a good person are like pure silver, but the thoughts of an evil person are almost worthless.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked lacks value.
The tongue of the righteous is like precious silver (greatly valued); The heart of the wicked is worth little.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
Choice silver is the tongue of the just; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.
The ·words [L tongue] of a ·good [righteous] person ·are like pure [is choice] silver, but an evil person’s ·thoughts are [L heart is] worth very little.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little value.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
The tongues of those who do right are like fine silver. But the hearts of those who do wrong aren’t worth very much.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is like pure silver, but the mind of the wicked is worth little.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
The lashon of the tzaddik is as choice kesef; the lev of the resha’im is of little worth.
The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver. The hearts of wicked people are worthless.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.
Words from good people are like pure silver, but thoughts from the wicked are worthless.
The words of a good person are like pure silver. But an evil person’s thoughts are worth little.
Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart of wickedness is of little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
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