Proverbs 26:22-24

New American Standard Bible 1995

²² The ^(A)words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the ^[a]innermost parts of the body.
²³ Like an earthen ^(B)vessel overlaid with silver ^(C)dross
Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
²⁴ He who ^(D)hates disguises it with his lips,
But he lays up ^(E)deceit in his ^[b]heart.