Coverdale was a master of English expression but lacked the linguistic skills of his friend and mentor, Tyndale, who was fluent both in Hebrew and in Greek.
Ia ahli menyatakan gagasan dalam bahasa Inggris, tetapi dalam keahlian linguistik, ia tidak sehebat Tyndale, sahabat dan mentornya yang fasih berbahasa Ibrani dan Yunani.