His hatred is covered for a time, but his wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
The cover of hatred does not hold forever, and Proverbs 26:26 names its eventual exposure: Though his hatred covers itself with guile, his wickedness will be revealed before the assembly (v. 26).
Though his hatred covers itself with guile. The hidden hatred has been concealed by clever speech, polite manners, perhaps even acts of small kindness. The cover has worked for a time.
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. Eventually it comes out in public. The community sees what he is. The careful disguise fails, sometimes through a slip of the tongue, sometimes through a chance discovery, sometimes through a confrontation that exposes the truth. The verse encourages those who have suffered from such men. Their hidden hatred has a horizon. It does not stay hidden forever. This can also be compared to Luke 12:2, "There is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known."
Proverbs 26:26
26 Though his hatred covers itself with guile,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
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Proverbs 26:26 meaning
The cover of hatred does not hold forever, and Proverbs 26:26 names its eventual exposure: Though his hatred covers itself with guile, his wickedness will be revealed before the assembly (v. 26).
Though his hatred covers itself with guile. The hidden hatred has been concealed by clever speech, polite manners, perhaps even acts of small kindness. The cover has worked for a time.
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. Eventually it comes out in public. The community sees what he is. The careful disguise fails, sometimes through a slip of the tongue, sometimes through a chance discovery, sometimes through a confrontation that exposes the truth. The verse encourages those who have suffered from such men. Their hidden hatred has a horizon. It does not stay hidden forever. This can also be compared to Luke 12:2, "There is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known."