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Proverbs 26:22-24
Good News Translation

22 Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!

23 Insincere[a] talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze[b] on a cheap clay pot.

24 A hypocrite hides hate behind flattering words.

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  1. Proverbs 26:23 One ancient translation Insincere; Hebrew Burning.
  2. Proverbs 26:23 Probable text fine glaze; Hebrew unrefined silver.
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Proverbs 26:22-24
New International Version

22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.(A)

23 Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware
    are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(B)
    but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
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