23 (A)Like the (B)glaze[a] covering an earthen vessel
    are fervent lips with an evil heart.
24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
    and harbors deceit in his heart;
25 (C)when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
    for there are (D)seven abominations in his heart;
26 though his hatred be covered with deception,
    his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 26:23 By revocalization; Hebrew silver of dross

23 Smooth[a] lips with an evil heart
are like glaze on an earthen vessel.(A)
24 A hateful person disguises himself with his speech
and harbors deceit within.
25 When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,
for there are seven detestable things in his heart.(B)
26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception,
his evil will be revealed in the assembly.

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Notas al pie

  1. 26:23 LXX; MT reads Burning

Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law (B)strive against them.

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Those who reject the law praise the wicked,(A)
but those who keep the law pit themselves against them.(B)

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A righteous man (A)knows the rights of the poor;
    a wicked man does not (B)understand such knowledge.

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The righteous person knows the rights[a] of the poor,(A)
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

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Notas al pie

  1. 29:7 Lit justice

12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
    all his officials will be wicked.

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12 If a ruler listens to lies,(A)
all his officials will be wicked.

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