Proverbs 26:24
He that hateth disguises it with his sfatayim (lips), 1 and within harboreth mirmah (deceit); 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
In Context
23Fervent sfatayim (lips) and a lev rah 1 are like earthenware covered with silver dross. 1
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not; 1 for there are sheva to'avot in his lev. 1
Cross References
Genesis 34:13And the Bnei Ya'akov answered Shechem and Chamor aviv in mirmar (deceit) and spoke because he had made Dinah their achot tameh;
2 Samuel 13:26Then said Avshalom, If not, now, let achi Amnon go with us. And HaMelech said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
2 Samuel 20:9Yoav said to Amasa, Art thou in shalom, my brother? And Yoav took Amasa by the zaken (beard) with the right hand to kiss him.
Psalms 12:3They speak vanity every one with his re'a (neighbor); 1 with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 1
Psalms 41:6Mine enemies speak rah (evil) of me: 1 When will he die, and shmo (his name) perish? 1
Proverbs 11:1A balance of mirmah (dishonesty, deception) is abomination to Hashem, 1 but an even shelemah (perfect stone, just weight) is His ratzon. 1
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 →