Proverbs Chapter 26 verse 24 Holy Bible
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
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With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
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He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
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He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
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A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart.
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By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 24. - He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. This and the next verse form a tetrastich. St. Jerome, Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus. But the verb here used, נכר, bears the meaning "to make one's self unknown," as well as "to make one's self known," and hence "to make one's self unrecognizable" by dress or change of countenance (1 Kings 14:5). This is much more appropriate in the present connection than the other explanation. The man cloaks his hatred with honeyed words. And layeth up deceit within him; meditating all the time treachery in his heart (Jeremiah 9:8). Septuagint, "An enemy weeping promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contriveth deceits." The tears in this case are hypocritical signs of sorrow, intended to deceive the dupe.
