Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth. Young's Literal Translation The tongue of the righteous [is] chosen silver, The heart of the wicked—as a little thing. King James Bible The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. Hebrew The tongueלְשׁ֣וֹן (lə·šō·wn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 3956: The tongue of the righteous צַדִּ֑יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous [is] choice נִ֭בְחָר (niḇ·ḥār) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select silver, כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money [but] the heart לֵ֖ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person [has] little worth. כִּמְעָֽט׃ (kim·‘āṭ) Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few |