Proverbs 26:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁴ An enemy dissembles in speaking while harboring deceit within;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, And layeth up deceit within him;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ He who hates pretends with his lips, but stores up deceit within himself.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

Common English Bible

²⁴ Hateful people mislead with their lips, keeping their deception within.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ An enemy is known by his lips, though it is from his heart that he draws out deceit.

Proverbs 26:24 Cross References

Proverbs 12:20

Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, but those who counsel peace have joy.

Proverbs 10:18

Lying lips conceal hatred, and whoever utters slander is a fool.

Psalm 41:6

And when they come to see me, they utter empty words while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad.

Proverbs 14:8

It is the wisdom of the clever to understand where they go, but the folly of fools misleads.

Proverbs 12:17

Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness speaks deceitfully.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are just; the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

Proverbs 11:1

A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight.

Proverbs 23:7

for like a hair in the throat, so are they. “Eat and drink!” they say to you, but they do not mean it.

Jeremiah 9:4

Beware of your neighbors, and put no trust in any of your kin, for all your kin are supplanters, and every neighbor goes around like a slanderer.

Genesis 34:13

The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully because he had defiled their sister Dinah.

1 Samuel 18:17

Then Saul said to David, “Here is my elder daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife; only be valiant for me and fight the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “I will not raise a hand against him; let the Philistines deal with him.”

2 Samuel 13:26

Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”

2 Samuel 13:27

But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him. Absalom made a feast like a king’s feast.

2 Samuel 20:9

Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

Nehemiah 6:2

Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to do me harm.

Psalm 12:3

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,

Psalm 28:3

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who are workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while mischief is in their hearts.