Proverbs 26:26 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁶Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

Proverbs 26:26 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 55:21-23
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. …
1 Samuel 18:17
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
Genesis 4:8
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
2 Samuel 13:22-28
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. …
2 Samuel 3:27-30
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. …

Topics

Anger Conceit Consistency Deceit Deception Dishonesty Dissembling False Teachers

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 24-26)

There is cause to complain, not only of the want of sincerity in men’s profession of friendship, and that they do not love so well as they pretend nor will serve their friends so much as they promise, but, which is much worse, of wicked designs in the profession of friendship, and the making of it subservient to the most malicious intentions. This is here spoken of as a common thing (Prov. 26:24):…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 26)

26-27. Deceit will at last be exposed, and the wicked by their own arts often bring on retribution (compare Pr 12:13; Psa 7:16; 9:17, &c.).