Proverbs 26:24
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
BSB
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;
Satan 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.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 10:18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
leads to
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 12:20Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
leads to
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Through
Psalms 41:6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
leads to
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
Through
Proverbs 12:17He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
leads to
A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
Through
Proverbs 12:5The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
leads to
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
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…
