Other translations
American Standard Version
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver and the heart of the evil is bitterness.
Darby Bible Translation
The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: but the heart of the wicked is nothing worth.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
God's Word
The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver. The hearts of wicked people are worthless.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.
International Standard Version
What the righteous person says is like precious silver; the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.
NET Bible
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
New American Standard Bible
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.
New International Version
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
New Living Translation
The words of the godly are like sterling silver; the heart of a fool is worthless.
Webster's Bible Translation
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The World English Bible
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
EasyEnglish Bible
The words of righteous people are as valuable as the best silver. But the thoughts of wicked people are useless.
Young‘s Literal Translation
The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing.
New Life Version
The tongue of those who are right with God is like fine silver, but the heart of the sinful is not worth much.
The Voice Bible
The speech of those who do right is of greater value than the finest silver, but the thoughts of wrongdoers are worthless.
Living Bible
When a good man speaks, he is worth listening to, but the words of fools are a dime a dozen.
New Catholic Bible
The tongue of the just man is like pure silver; the heart of the wicked is without worth.
Legacy Standard Bible
The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.
Jubilee Bible 2000
The tongue of the just is as choice silver, but the understanding {Heb. heart} of the wicked is worth little.
Christian Standard Bible
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.
Amplified Bible © 1954
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.
New Century Version
The words of a good person are like pure silver, but an evil person’s thoughts are worth very little.
The Message
The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; the blabber of the wicked is worthless.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The tongue of a righteous person is fine silver. The heart of a wicked person has little value.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
Good News Translation®
A good person's words are like pure silver; a wicked person's ideas are worthless.
Wycliffe Bible
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.)
Contemporary English Version
The words of a good person are like pure silver, but the thoughts of an evil person are almost worthless.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
Common English Bible © 2011
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked lacks value.
Amplified Bible © 2015
The tongue of the righteous is like precious silver (greatly valued); The heart of the wicked is worth little.
English Standard Version Anglicised
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Choice silver is the tongue of the just; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
New American Standard Bible
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little.
The Expanded Bible
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.
Tree of Life Version
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little value.
Revised Standard Version
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
New International Reader's Version
The tongues of those who do right are like fine silver. But the hearts of those who do wrong aren’t worth very much.
BRG Bible
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
Complete Jewish Bible
The tongue of the righteous is like pure silver, but the mind of the wicked is worth little.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
The lashon of the tzaddik is as choice kesef; the lev of the resha’im is of little worth.
Names of God Bible
The tongue of a righteous person is pure silver. The hearts of wicked people are worthless.
Modern English Version
The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little.
Easy-to-Read Version
Words from good people are like pure silver, but thoughts from the wicked are worthless.
International Children’s Bible
The words of a good person are like pure silver. But an evil person’s thoughts are worth little.
Lexham English Bible
Choice silver is a tongue of righteousness, a heart of wickedness is of little worth.
New International Version - UK
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.