Matthew Henry · Verses 24–26
Always distrust when a man speaks fair unless you know him well. Satan, in his temptations, speaks fair, as he did to Eve; but it is madness to give credit to him.
Proverbs 26:24
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbours evil in his heart.
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;
ASV
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:
BBE
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
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