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Proverbs 26:24

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

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בשפתוvshftvin languageשָׂפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbisfatayvin languageשָׂפָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.יִנָּכֵ֣רyinakheracknowledgeנָכַרverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “acknowledge”, an unfinished actionH5234properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).שׂוֹנֵ֑אsonehateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹuveqirbvoand in bowelsקֶרֶבconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…יָשִׁ֥יתyashitapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “apply”, an unfinished actionH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.מִרְמָֽהmirmahcraftמִרְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:

Young’s Literal Translation

By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

World English Bible

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

Darby Translation

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him:

Douay-Rheims

An enemy is known by his lips, when in his heart he entertaineth deceit.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A weeping enemy promises all things with his lips, but in his heart he contrives deceit.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χείλεσι πάντα ἐπινεύει ἀποκλαιόμενος ἐχθρὸς, ἐν δὲ τῇ καρδίᾳ τεκταίνεται δόλους.