diff --git a/kjvstudy_org/data/verse_commentary/proverbs.json b/kjvstudy_org/data/verse_commentary/proverbs.json index 76d25a3..c62ff31 100644 --- a/kjvstudy_org/data/verse_commentary/proverbs.json +++ b/kjvstudy_org/data/verse_commentary/proverbs.json @@ -6880,10 +6880,12 @@ ] }, "24": { - "analysis": "See v.23 context - this verse continues describing dissembler.", - "historical": "See v.23.", + "analysis": "He that hateth dissembleth with his lips (יְנַכֵּר, yenakker—disguises, makes himself unrecognizable) reveals the psychology of hidden malice. The hater actively conceals animosity behind pleasant speech, a sin compounding hatred with deception. Layeth up deceit within him pictures the heart as a storehouse of treachery, collecting grievances and plotting harm while projecting friendliness. This internal-external disconnect defines the hypocrite—smooth words masking murderous intent (cf. Psalm 55:21).", + "historical": "Ancient Near Eastern wisdom consistently warned against two-faced speech. In Israel's covenant community, where relationships depended on truthful dealing, such dissembling violated the ninth commandment's spirit. The Hebrew concept of the heart (leb) as the seat of will and intention made internal hatred as culpable as external action—a principle Jesus later emphasized (Matthew 5:21-22).", "questions": [ - "See v.23." + "How does hidden hatred corrupt both the deceiver's heart and community relationships?", + "What spiritual disciplines help expose and address concealed animosity before it manifests in harmful action?", + "How does this proverb illuminate Jesus' teaching that hatred equals murder in God's eyes?" ] }, "25": {