Proverbs 26:25

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

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.”