Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
He who hates masquerades with his lips, but he lays up deceit within him.
New American Standard Bible
But he lays up
King James Version
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Holman Bible
and harbors deceit within.
International Standard Version
Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring deceit within himself.
American Standard Version
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
Amplified
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.
Bible in Basic English
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
Darby Translation
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:
Julia Smith Translation
He hating will be known by his lips, and he will set deceit in his midst;
King James 2000
He that hates disguises it with his lips, and lays up deceit within himself;
Lexham Expanded Bible
On his lips, an enemy will pretend, but {inside} he will harbor deceit.
Modern King James verseion
He who hates pretends with his lips and stores up deceit within him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
An enemy dissembleth with his lips, and in the mean season he imagineth mischief;
NET Bible
The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.
New Heart English Bible
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
The Emphasized Bible
With his lips, the hater dissembleth, but, within himself, he layeth up deceit:
Webster
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
World English Bible
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
23 Fervent lips and a wicked heart are an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross. 24 He who hates masquerades with his lips, but he lays up deceit within him. 25 When he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy is to the counselors of peace.
Psalm 41:6
And if he comes to see [me], he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.
Proverbs 10:18
He who hides hatred is of lying lips. And he who utters a slander is a fool.
Proverbs 11:1
A FALSE balance is an abomination to LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Proverbs 12:17
He who utters truth shows forth righteousness, but a FALSE witness, deceit.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.