Proverbs 26:25

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

What they say sounds good, but don’t trust them. They are full of evil ideas.

Cross References

Jeremiah 12:6

These men are your own brothers. Members of your own family are making plans against you. People from your own family are shouting at you. Don’t trust them, even when they speak to you like friends.

Psalm 28:3

Don’t treat me like the evil people who do wicked things. They greet their neighbors like friends, but secretly plan to hurt them.

Matthew 24:23

“Someone might say to you at that time, ‘Look, there is the Messiah!’ Or someone else might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them.

Psalm 12:2

People lie to their neighbors. They say whatever they think people want to hear.

Micah 7:5

Don’t trust your neighbor or trust a friend! Don’t even speak freely with your wife.

Proverbs 23:7

They might tell you to eat and drink all you want, but they don’t really mean it. They are the kind of people who are only thinking about the cost.

Proverbs 26:23

Good words that hide an evil heart are like silver paint over a cheap, clay pot.

1 Samuel 18:17

One day Saul said to David, “Here is my oldest daughter, Merab. I will let you marry her. Then you will be like a son to me and you will be a real soldier. Then you will go and fight the Lord’s battles.” Saul was really thinking, “Now I won’t have to kill David. I will let the Philistines kill him for me.”

Nehemiah 6:2

So Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, Nehemiah, let’s meet together. We can meet in the town of Kephirim on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to hurt me.