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Lying Lips Harbor A Deceitful Heart
Proverbs 26:24 (NIV)
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,
but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The Wicked cloak their treachery with lies.
The Lord saw how great the wickedness
of the human race had become on the earth,
and that every inclination of the thoughts
of the human heart was only evil all the time.
Genesis 6:5 (NIV)
#enemies #disguise #themselves #lips #hearts #harbor #deceit
23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
are fervent lips with an evil heart.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Lying lips reveal an evil heart.
The silver dross is the bait of a half-truth,
which is even more devious and dangerous than a lie.
#coating #silverdross #earthenware #fervent #lips #evil #heart
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.
Proverbs Club Commentary
When possible, avoid the gossiper to avoid the gossip.
Confront gossip whenever possible.
When gossip starts, either stop it or leave.
#words #gossip #choice_morsels #down #inmost_parts
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
Proverbs Club Commentary
To keep the conversation amicable,
avoid the contentious person.
#charcoal_to_embers #wood_to_fire #quarrelsome_person #kindling #strife #charcoal #embers #wood #fire #quarrelsome
20 Without wood a fire goes out;
without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Effective fuel for a fire is wood.
Effective fuel for a quarrel is a busybody.
A quote from my mother:
If you can’t say something nice about someone,
don’t say anything at all.
#without #wood #fire #goes_out #dies_down #gossip #quarrel
