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Proverbs 26:23-25
Lying lips create a false sense of security and cunningly hide the reality of a deception that will bring loss and pain. Though his voice sounds gracious, the liar is full of countless wickedness. He is particularly wicked by selling himself as a benefactor while intending to do evil. This is the kind of heart involved in financial scams that promise large profits in return for small investment.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Ninth CommandmentRelated Topics: Deception | False Benefactor | False Sense of Security | Financial Scams | Lying Creating a False Sense of Security | Lying Lips
Proverbs 26:23
This verse to the end of the chapter speaks primarily of hypocrisy. Verse 23 describes a person who claims to be a friend yet deceitfully works against another through "clever" language. The lips "glitter," but the heart is false. Silver dross hides the reality of a clay pot just as clever words can hide a corrupt heart.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Ninth Commandment (1997)Related Topics: Clever Words | Clever Words Hide Corrupt Heart | Cleverness | Corrupt Heart | Hypocrisy | Ninth Commandment | Silver Dross | Speech | The Ninth Commandment
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