Proverbs Chapter 26 verse 26 Holy Bible
Though `his' hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.
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Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
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Though [his] hatred is covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation.
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Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
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His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 26. - Whose hatred is covered by deceit; or, hatred may be concealed by deceit, as was said above (ver. 24). (But) his wickedness shall be showed before the whole congregation. The hater's real wickedness, at some time or other, in spite of all his efforts to hide it, will be openly displayed. He will show it before some third party and thus it will be divulged. At any rate, this will be the case at the judgment day, when he who hateth his brother shall be shown to be not only a murderer, but a hater of God also (1 John 3:15; 1 John 4:20). Septuagint, "He that hideth enmity prepareth deceit, but he revealeth his own sins, being well known in assemblies."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) Whose hatred is covered by deceit.--Rather, hatred may cover itself by deceit (but) his wickedness (i.e., of the hater, implied in "hatred") will be displayed in the congregation, i.e., openly, when a suitable opportunity for indulging his hatred occurs.
