Proverbs 26:24

“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Proverbs 26:24

Hee that hateth, dissembleth with his lips, and layeth vp deceit within him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

He who hates disguises {it} with his lips, But he lays up deceit in his heart.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
- American Standard Version (1901)

With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
- Basic English Bible

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
- Darby Bible

An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
- English Revised Version

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Proverbs 26:24

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 26:24


26:23 Burning - With malice or hatred: A slanderous or evil tongue. Dross - Such a tongue and heart are of no real worth, although sometimes they make a shew of it, as dross does of silver.

26:26 Deceit - With false professions of love.


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