Proverbs 26:25 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁵ when an enemy speaks graciously, do not believe it, for there are seven abominations concealed within;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ When he speaketh fair, believe him not: For there are seven abominations in his heart.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ When he speaks kindly, do not trust him, for seven abominations are in his heart.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:

Common English Bible

²⁵ Though they speak graciously, don’t believe them, for seven horrible things are in their heart.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ When he will have lowered his voice, do not believe him, for there are seven vices in his heart.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ When he shall speak low, trust him not: because there are seven mischiefs in his heart.

Proverbs 26:25 Cross References

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 12:2

They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.

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.

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.

Proverbs 26:23

Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.

Jeremiah 12:6

For even your kinsfolk and your own family, even they have dealt treacherously with you; they are in full cry after you; do not believe them, though they speak friendly words to you.

Micah 7:5

Put no trust in a friend; have no confidence in a loved one; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace,

Matthew 24:23

Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’ or ‘There he is!’—do not believe it.

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.”