Proverbs 26:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

*בשפתו **בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו יִנָּכֵ֣ר שׂוֹנֵ֑א וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹ יָשִׁ֥ית מִרְמָֽה׃

Transliteration

With-sefatav yinnaker sone, and-in-qirbo yashit mirmah.

Grammar Details

*bi*: preposition - with
*sefatav*: noun, feminine, dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his lips
*yinnaker*: verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is recognized/disguises himself
*sone*: verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - hater/enemy
*uve*: conjunction with preposition - and in
*qirbo*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his midst/heart
*yashit*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - puts/places
*mirmah*: noun, feminine, singular - deceit

Word Meanings

*sefatav*: his lips/his speech
*yinnaker*: is recognized/makes himself unrecognizable/disguises himself
*sone*: hater/enemy/one who hates
*qirbo*: his midst/his heart/his inner being
*yashit*: puts/places/sets
*mirmah*: deceit/treachery/fraud

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 12:20 : 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
Ps 41:6 : 6 And if he come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
Prov 10:18 : 18 He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
Prov 11:1 : 1 A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
Prov 12:5 : 5 The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Prov 12:17 : 17 He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

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