Proverbs 26:24
in Proverbs 26A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
KJV
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
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This verse in Proverbs 26
Commentary
6 notes on this verseSatan is an enemy that hates us, and yet in his temptations speaks fair, as he did to Eve, but it is madness to give credit to him, for there are seven abominations in his heart; seven other spirits does one unclean spirit bring more wicked than himself.
This site's exposition
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel
on Proverbs 26:23-28
The chapter pictures "burning lips and a wicked heart" as "glaze covering an earthen vessel." The hater who speaks graciously hides seven abominations. The digger who falls into his own pit and the stone that rolls back are the reversal enacted at Psalm 7:15-16 and in Haman's gallows.
This site's exposition
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech
Matthew Henry applies the verse to Satan, a hateful enemy who disguises himself with fair speech, as he did with Eve. To believe him is madness. The glaze over an earthen vessel in verse 23 pictures the same disguise, burning lips over a wicked heart.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
If one of the brothers who agreed upon a common pact shall suddenly on one occasion only fall into altercation with another, he may, according to the gospel, ask and receive forgiveness. But if he refuses to mend his ways, and if the one against …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips,.... He that bears a grudge in his mind, and retains hatred in his heart against any person, hides it all he can, till he has an opportunity of showing it as he would; he pretends a great deal of friendship with his lips, that his hatred might not be known; he would be thought to be a friend, when he is really an enemy; he does not choose as yet to make himself known what he is.
There is cause to complain, not only of the want of sincerity in men's profession of friendship, and that they do not love so well as they pretend nor will serve their friends so much as they promise, but, which is much worse, of wicked designs in the profession of friendship, and the making of it subservient to the most malicious intentions.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו | bisfatov | with lips his | H8193 → | 176 times |
| יִנָּכֵ֣ר | yinakher | he disguises himself | H5234 → | 49 times |
| שׂוֹנֵ֑א | sone' | [one who] hates | H8130 → | 146 times |
| וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹ | uvekirbo | and in inner being his | H7130 → | 227 times |
| יָשִׁ֥ית | yashit | he puts | H7896 → | 83 times |
| מִרְמָֽה׃ | mirmah | deceit | H4820 → | 39 times |
בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוwith lips his
bisfatovH8193 →176 times
יִנָּכֵ֣רhe disguises himself
yinakherH5234 →49 times
שׂוֹנֵ֑א[one who] hates
sone'H8130 →146 times
וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹand in inner being his
uvekirboH7130 →227 times
יָשִׁ֥יתhe puts
yashitH7896 →83 times
מִרְמָֽה׃deceit
mirmahH4820 →39 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 10:18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
it leads to
- Proverbs 26:24–26
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 26:24–26
Through
Proverbs 12:20Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
it leads to
- Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
- Matthew 5:9
Through
Psalms 41:6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
it leads to
- Psalms 12:2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Luke 11:53–54
As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
- Psalms 12:2
Through
Proverbs 12:17He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
it leads to
- Proverbs 14:25
A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
- Proverbs 14:5
An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
- Proverbs 14:25
Through
Proverbs 12:5The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
it leads to
- Psalms 139:23
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
- Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely…
- Psalms 139:23
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; Fructuosus of Braga, MONASTIC AGREEMENT 6; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.