Proverbs 26:24
By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
In Context
23Silver of dross spread over potsherd, [Are] burning lips and an evil heart.
25When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations [are] in his heart.
Cross References
Genesis 34:13And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),
2 Samuel 13:26And Absalom saith, 'If not — let, I pray thee, Amnon my brother go with us;' and the king saith to him, 'Why doth he go with thee?'
2 Samuel 20:9And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou [in] peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;
Psalms 12:3Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,
Psalms 41:6And if he came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.
Proverbs 11:1Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And 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 →