Proverbs 26:26
Whose hatred is covered by guile, 1 yet his wickedness shall be exposed before the whole kahal. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
In Context
25When he speaketh fair, believe him not; 1 for there are sheva to'avot in his lev. 1
Cross References
Genesis 4:8And Kayin talked with Hevel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the sadeh, that Kayin rose up against Hevel his brother, and killed him.
1 Samuel 18:21And Sha'ul said, I will give him her, that she may be a mokesh to him, and that the yad Pelishtim may be against him. Wherefore Sha'ul said to Dovid, Thou shalt this day become Choson to me by one of my two.
2 Samuel 13:22And Avshalom spoke unto his brother Amnon not a davar neither rah nor tov; for Avshalom hated Amnon, because he had violated and raped his achot Tamar.
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 →