Similitudes and Instructions
Proverbs 26:24
In 11 translations
- BSB
- A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
- KJV
- He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;dissembleth: or, is known
- WEB
- A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
- ASV
- He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
- LSV
- A hater pretends by his lips, || And he places deceit in his heart,
- YLT
- By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,
- DBY
- He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
- DRC
- An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit.
- GNV
- He that hateth, will counterfaite with his lips, but in his heart he layeth vp deceite.
- JPS
- He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him.
- LXXE
- A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.
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- Written (Ketiv): בִּשְׂפָתוֹ (“with lip his”). Read aloud (Qere): בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו (“with lips his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads בִּ֭שְׂפָתָו; read aloud (Qere) reads בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו (“with lips his”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- בשפתו יִנָּכֵ֣ר שׂוֹנֵ֑א וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹ יָשִׁ֥ית מִרְמָֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו
- LXX-Br
- Χείλεσι πάντα ἐπινεύει ἀποκλαιόμενος ἐχθρὸς, ἐν δὲ τῇ καρδίᾳ τεκταίνεται δόλους.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 12:20Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.
- Psalms 41:6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
- Proverbs 10:18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
- Proverbs 12:5The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
- Proverbs 12:17He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
- Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
- Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.
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