Proverbs 26:25
When he speaketh fair, believe him not; 1 for there are sheva to'avot in his lev. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
In Context
24He that hateth disguises it with his sfatayim (lips), 1 and within harboreth mirmah (deceit); 1
26Whose hatred is covered by guile, 1 yet his wickedness shall be exposed before the whole kahal. 1
Cross References
Nehemiah 6:2That Sanvalat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they were choshevim (the ones scheming) to do me ra'ah (harm).
Psalms 28:3Draw me not away with the resha'im, 1 and with the workers of iniquity, 1 which speak shalom to their neighbors, 1 but malice is in their hearts. 1
Jeremiah 9:2And they bend to the ready their leshon like their keshet (bow) for sheker; 1 but not for emunah have they prevailed in ha'aretz; 1 for they proceed from ra'ah to ra'ah, 1 and they know not Me, saith Hashem. 1
Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a re'a, 1 put ye not confidence in an alluf (confidant); 1 keep the doors of thy mouth from her 1 that lieth in thy kheyk (bosom). 1
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 →