Proverbs 26:25
Though he make gracious his voice, do not trust him, for, seven abominations, are in his heart:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
In Context
24With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit:
26Hatred may clothe itself with guile, his wickedness shall be disclosed in the convocation.
Cross References
Nehemiah 6:2that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come! and let us meet together in the villages, in the valley of Ono,—But, they, were plotting to do me harm.
Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away—with the lawless, or with the workers of iniquity,—who speak peaceably with their neighbours, but, wrong, is in their heart.
Jeremiah 9:2Oh that I had in the wilderness, a wayfarers’ lodge, That I might leave my people, and go from them,—For they all, are Adulterers, An assemblage of traitors;
Micah 7:5Do not trust in a friend, do not put confidence in an associate,—from her that lieth in thy bosom, keep thou the doors of thy mouth;
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 →