The Meaning of Proverbs 26:26 Explained

Proverbs 26:26

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

YLT: Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly.

Darby: Though his hatred is covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation.

ASV: Though his hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 26:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 26

1  observations about fools
13  about sluggards
17  and about contentious busybodies

What do the individual words in Proverbs 26:26 mean?

Is covered [Though his] hatred by deceit will be revealed His wickedness before the assembly
תִּכַּסֶּ֣ה שִׂ֭נְאָה בְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹן תִּגָּלֶ֖ה רָעָת֣וֹ בְקָהָֽל

תִּכַּסֶּ֣ה  Is  covered 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: כָּסָה  
Sense: to cover, conceal, hide.
שִׂ֭נְאָה  [Though  his]  hatred 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׂנְאָה  
Sense: hating, hatred, hate.
בְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹן  by  deceit 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַשָּׁאֹון  
Sense: guile, dissimulation, deceit.
תִּגָּלֶ֖ה  will  be  revealed 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
רָעָת֣וֹ  His  wickedness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
בְקָהָֽל  before  the  assembly 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָהָל  
Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation.