Strong's Lexicon His speech פִּיו֮ (pîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 is smooth חָלְק֤וּ ׀ (ḥā·lə·qū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2505: 1) to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to divide, apportion 1a2) to assign, distribute 1a3) to assign, impart 1a4) to share 1a5) to divide up, plunder 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide oneself 1b2) to be divided 1b3) to assign, distribute 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to divide, apportion 1c2) to assign, distribute 1c3) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) to receive a portion or part 1f) (Hithpael) to divide among themselves 2) to be smooth, slippery, deceitful 2a) (Qal) to be smooth, slippery 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be smooth 2b2) to flatter as butter, מַחְמָאֹ֣ת (maḥ·mā·’ōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 4260: 1) curd-like, smooth, unctuous, hypocritical 1a) words of flattery (fig.) but war וּֽקֲרָב־ (ū·qă·rāḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7128: 1) battle, war is in his heart. לִ֫בּ֥וֹ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage His words דְבָרָ֥יו (ḏə·ḇā·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) are softer רַכּ֖וּ (rak·kū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7401: 1) to be tender, be soft, be weak 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be tender, be weak (of heart) 1a1a) to be timid, be fearful 1a1b) to be softened, be penitent 1a2) to be soft (of treacherous words) 1b) (Pual) to be softened 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to be weak 1d) (Niphal) tender than oil, מִשֶּׁ֗מֶן (miš·še·men) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8081: 1) fat, oil 1a) fat, fatness 1b) oil, olive oil 1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent 1b2) for anointing 1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph) yet they are וְהֵ֣מָּה (wə·hêm·māh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who swords unsheathed. פְתִחֽוֹת׃ (p̄ə·ṯi·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 6609: 1) drawn sword, sword Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHis speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed. Young's Literal Translation Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart [is] war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they [are] drawn [swords]. Holman Christian Standard Bible His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords. New American Standard Bible His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. King James Bible [The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war [was] in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet [were] they drawn swords. Parallel Verses New International Version His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords. New Living Translation His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers! English Standard Version His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. New American Standard Bible His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. King James Bible The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. Holman Christian Standard Bible His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords. International Standard Version His mouth is as smooth as butter, while war is in his heart. His words were as smooth as olive oil, while his sword is drawn. NET Bible His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords. American Standard Version His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords. English Revised Version His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. Young's Literal Translation Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart is war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they are drawn swords. Cross References Psalm 12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. Psalm 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. Psalm 35:20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. Psalm 57:4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. Psalm 59:7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? Psalm 62:4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. Psalm 120:7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. Proverbs 5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: Proverbs 5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psalm 55:20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. 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