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Proverbs 26:24

IntegrityWords and speech

22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

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BSB
A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
KJV
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
WEB
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
ASV
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
DARBY
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
BLB
With his lips the one hating disguises [it], and within himself he places deceit.
ÅB
Med sine lepper skaper den hatefulle seg til, men i sitt indre gjemmer han svik.
OTB
De som er fiender skjuler sine hensikter med sine lepper, men i hjertet bærer de på svik.
B1930
Med sine leber skaper den hatefulle sig til, men i sitt indre gjemmer han svik.

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