Proverbs 26:24

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

He who hates may hide it with his speech; but inside, he harbors deceit.

Berean Standard Bible:

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

American Standard Version:

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

He that hateth{H8130} dissembleth{H5234} with his lips{H8193}, and layeth up{H7896} deceit{H4820} within{H7130} him;

Cross-References (KJV):

Proverbs 12:20

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

Proverbs 10:18

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

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 12:5

  • ¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

Proverbs 11:1

  • ¶ A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.

Proverbs 14:8

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

Proverbs 12:17

  • ¶ [He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

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Commentary for Proverbs 26:24

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H8130
    There are 139 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂנֵא
    Transliteration: sânêʼ
    Pronunciation: saw-nay'
    Description: a primitive root; to hate (personally); enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.
  2. Strong's Number: H5234
    There are 47 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָכַר
    Transliteration: nâkar
    Pronunciation: naw-kar'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning); acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
  3. Strong's Number: H8193
    There are 164 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׂפָה
    Transliteration: sâphâh
    Pronunciation: saw-faw'
    Description: or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
  4. Strong's Number: H7896
    There are 80 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שִׁית
    Transliteration: shîyth
    Pronunciation: sheeth
    Description: a primitive root; to place (in a very wide application); apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.
  5. Strong's Number: H4820
    There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִרְמָה
    Transliteration: mirmâh
    Pronunciation: meer-maw'
    Description: from רָמָה in the sense of deceiving; fraud; craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
  6. Strong's Number: H7130
    There are 220 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קֶרֶב
    Transliteration: qereb
    Pronunciation: keh'-reb
    Description: from קָרַב; properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition); [idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] within self.