Proverbs 26:23

New Century Version

Kind words from a wicked mind are like a shiny coating on a clay pot.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:18

Whoever hides hate is a liar. Whoever tells lies is a fool.

Proverbs 23:7

Selfish people are always worrying about how much the food costs. They tell you, “Eat and drink,” but they don’t really mean it.

Proverbs 25:4

Remove the scum from the silver, so the silver can be used by the silversmith.

Proverbs 26:25

People’s words may be kind, but don’t believe them, because their minds are full of evil thoughts.

Proverbs 27:6

The slap of a friend can be trusted to help you, but the kisses of an enemy are nothing but lies.

Ezekiel 33:31

So they come to you in crowds as if they were really ready to listen. They sit in front of you as if they were my people and hear your words, but they will not obey them. With their mouths they tell me they love me, but their hearts desire their selfish profits.

Matthew 23:27

“How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You are like tombs that are painted white. Outside, those tombs look fine, but inside, they are full of the bones of dead people and all kinds of unclean things.

Luke 11:39

The Lord said to him, “You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.