The Meaning of Proverbs 26:24 Explained

Proverbs 26:24

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 26:24 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 26

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

What do the individual words in Proverbs 26:24 mean?

- With his lips disguises [it] He who hates and within himself lays up deceit
[בשפתו] (בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו) יִנָּכֵ֣ר שׂוֹנֵ֑א וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹ יָשִׁ֥ית מִרְמָֽה

[בשפתו]  - 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָבִיב  
Sense: fresh, young barley ears, barley.
(בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיו)  With  his  lips 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
יִנָּכֵ֣ר  disguises  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָכַר 
Sense: to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard.
שׂוֹנֵ֑א  He  who  hates 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
וּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹ  and  within  himself 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
יָשִׁ֥ית  lays  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
מִרְמָֽה  deceit 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִרְמָה  
Sense: deceit, treachery.