Proverbs 26:24 · KJV
“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; {dissembleth: or, is known}”
— Proverbs 26:24
Burning lips and a wicked heart {are like} a potsherd covered with silver dross.
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for {there are} seven abominations in his heart. {speaketh...: Heb. maketh his voice gracious}
Proverbs 26 — Context
The words of a talebearer {are} as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. {innermost...: Heb. chambers}
23Burning lips and a wicked heart {are like} a potsherd covered with silver dross.
24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; {dissembleth: or, is known}
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for {there are} seven abominations in his heart. {speaketh...: Heb. maketh his voice gracious}
26{Whose} hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the {whole} congregation. {by...: or, in secret}
Cross References
Proverbs 12:20
Deceit {is} in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace {is} joy.
Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred {with} lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, {is} a fool.
Psalms 41:6
And if he come to see {me}, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; {when} he goeth abroad, he telleth {it}.
Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous {are} right: {but} the counsels of the wicked {are} deceit.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent {is} to understand his way: but the folly of fools {is} deceit.
Proverbs 12:17
{He that} speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance {is} abomination to the LORD: but a just weight {is} his delight. {A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit} {just...: Heb. perfect stone}