Proverbs 26 · Verse 24

Proverbs 26:24

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Proverbs 26:24, King James Version

Proverbs 26:24 in other translations

BSBA hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
WEBA malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
ASVHe that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
YLTBy his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,
DARBYHe that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
BBEWith his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
WebsterHe that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

What does Proverbs 26:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. dissembleth--though an unusual sense of the word (compare Margin), is allowable, and better suits the context, which sets forth hypocrisy.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 26:24-26
Always distrust when a man speaks fair unless you know him well. Satan, in his temptations, speaks fair, as he did to Eve; but it is madness to give credit to him.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 26:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbis.fa.tovwith lips hisH8193
יִנָּכֵ֣רyi.na.Kherhe disguises himselfH5234
שׂוֹנֵ֑אso.Ne'[one who] hatesH8130
וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹu.ve.kir.Boand in inner being hisH7130
יָשִׁ֥יתya.Shithe putsH7896
מִרְמָֽה\׃mir.MahdeceitH4820

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 26:24

  • Proverbs 12:20

    Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

  • Psalms 41:6

    And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

  • Proverbs 10:18

    He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

  • Proverbs 12:17

    He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

  • Proverbs 12:5

    The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

  • Proverbs 14:8

    The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Proverbs 11:1

    A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
dissembleth. or, is known. deceit.
11:1; 12:5,17,20; 14:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 26:23

    Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

  • Proverbs 26:24

    He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

  • Proverbs 26:25

    When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

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Proverbs 26:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Otro parece en los labios el que aborrece; mas en su interior pone engaño.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Celui qui hait se déguise par ses lèvres; mais au-dedans de lui il nourrit la fraude.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Hasser verstellt sich mit seinen Lippen, aber in seinem Innern hegt er Trug.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos.