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Proverbs 26:25-27
The Message
Proverbs 26:25-27
The Message
24-26 Your enemy shakes hands and greets you like an old friend,
all the while plotting against you.
When he speaks warmly to you, don’t believe him for a minute;
he’s just waiting for the chance to rip you off.
No matter how shrewdly he conceals his malice,
eventually his evil will be exposed in public.
27 Malice backfires;
spite boomerangs.
Proverbs 26:25-27
New International Version
Proverbs 26:25-27
New International Version
25 Though their speech is charming,(A) do not believe them,
for seven abominations fill their hearts.(B)
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit(C) will fall into it;(D)
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(E)
Proverbs 26:25-27
King James Version
Proverbs 26:25-27
King James Version
25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
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