Proverbs 26:25
When people talk nicely to you, don't believe them—their minds are full of hate for you.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
In Context
24People say nice things to you even though they hate you; deep down they're just lying to you.
26Even though their hatred may be hidden by cunning tricks, their evil will be revealed to everyone.
Cross References
Nehemiah 6:2they sent a message to me, saying, “Come on, let's meet in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they intended to kill me.
Psalms 28:3Don't drag me off with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak nicely to their neighbors while in their minds they're plotting evil.
Jeremiah 9:2I wish I had a temporary shelter in the desert—I would give up on my people and leave them, because they're all adulterers, a bunch of traitors!
Micah 7:5Don't trust a neighbor, don't rely on a friend. Watch what you say even to the one who lies in your arms.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:25-27
24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. 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… Read the whole commentary →