Proverbs 26:24
The hater dissembleth with his lips, And layeth up deceit within him.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
In Context
23As drossy silver spread over an earthen vessel, So are warm lips and an evil heart.
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not! For there are seven abominations in his heart.
Cross References
Psalms 12:3May the LORD destroy all flattering lips, And the tongue which speaketh proud things!
Psalms 41:6If one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth malice; When he goeth abroad, he uttereth it.
Proverbs 11:1False scales are an abomination to the LORD; But a perfect weight is his delight.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:24
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. This may be meant either, 1. Of a wicked heart showing itself in burning lips, furious, passionate, outrageous words, burning in malice, and persecuting those to whom, or of whom, they are spoken; ill words and ill-will agree as well together as a potsherd and the dross of silver, which, now that the pot is broken and the dross separated from the silver, are fit to be thrown together to the dunghill. 2. Or of a wicked heart… Read the whole commentary →