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Proverbs 26:22-24
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 26:22-24
Contemporary English Version
22 There is nothing so delicious
as the taste of gossip!
It melts in your mouth.
23 Hiding hateful thoughts
behind smooth[a] talk
is like coating a clay pot
with a cheap glaze.
24 The pleasant talk
of an enemy
hides more evil plans
Footnotes
- 26.23 smooth: One ancient translation; Hebrew “hateful.”
Contemporary English Version (CEV)
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