Proverbs 26:25
23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
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.
27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
- KJV
- When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
- WEB
- When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
- ASV
- When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart:
- DARBY
- when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
- BLB
- When his voice is favorable, you should not trust in him, for seven abominations [are] in his heart.
- ÅB
- Når han gjør sin røst blid, så tro ham ikke! For der er syv styggedommer i hans hjerte.
- OTB
- Selv om deres tale er sjarmerende, tro dem ikke, for syv avskyeligheter fyller deres hjerte.
- B1930
- Når han gjør sin røst blid, så tro ham ikke! For der er syv vederstyggeligheter i hans hjerte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 6:16–19
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Read in contextPsalms 28:3
Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
Read in contextJeremiah 12:6
Even your brothers— your own father’s household— even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:2–8
If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.
Read in contextPsalms 12:2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Read in contextMatthew 24:23
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
Read in contextMicah 7:5
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
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