People tell lies to their neighbors.\par Each and every person flatters {\cf2\super [68]} his\par neighbors with lies.\par
Proverbs 23:7 - Easy To Read Version He is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. He might say to you, “Eat and drink.” But that is not really what he wants. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. As one who reckons, he says to you, eat and drink, yet his heart is not with you [but is grudging the cost]. American Standard Version (1901) For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee. Common English Bible because they are like a hair in the throat. They say to you, “Eat and drink!” but they don’t mean it. Catholic Public Domain Version For, like a seer and an interpreter of dreams, he presumes what he does not know. "Eat and drink," he will say to you; and his mind is not with you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because like a soothsayer, and diviner, he thinketh that which he knoweth not. Eat and drink, will he say to thee: and his mind is not with thee. |
People tell lies to their neighbors.\par Each and every person flatters {\cf2\super [68]} his\par neighbors with lies.\par
My enemies attack their own friends.\par They don’t do the things they agree to do.\par
Everyone wants a true and loyal friend—it is better to be poor than a person that can’t be trusted.
Good words that hide an evil plan is like silver paint over a cheap, clay pot.
An evil person makes himself look good by the things he says. But he hides his evil plans in his heart.
The things he says might seem good. But don’t trust him. His heart is full of evil ideas.
Those two kings will have their hearts set on hurting each other. They will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but it will not do either one any good. Why? Because God has set a time for their end to come.
The Pharisee that asked Jesus to come to his house saw this. He thought to himself, “If this man (Jesus) were a prophet, {\cf2\super [143]} he would know that the woman who is touching him is a sinner!”
Then Delilah said to Samson, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when you don’t even trust me? You refuse to tell me your secret. This is the third time you made me look foolish. You haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.”