Proverbs 26:28

Proverbs 26:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
• New International Version (NIV)A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Context of Proverbs 26:28

26Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. 27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

Proverbs 26:28 word by word

לְֽשׁוֹן־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א דַכָּ֑יו וּפֶ֥ה חָ֝לָ֗ק יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה מִדְחֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• A lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• hatesשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• those it crushesדַּךְdak · crushedH1790
• and a flatteringחָלָקchâlâq · smoothH2509
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• causesעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• ruinמִדְחֶהmidcheh · ruinH4072

Cross-references for Proverbs 26:28

• John 8:40But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
• John 10:32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
• Proverbs 6:24to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
• Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
• Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
• Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

Commentaries on Proverbs 26:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it - He that injures another hates him in proportion to the injury he has done him; and, strange to tell, in proportion to the innocence of the oppressed. The debtor cannot bear the sight of his creditor; nor the knave, of him whom he has injured.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28The lying tongue hates its victims.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28Verse 28 There are two sorts of lies equally detestable. A slandering lie, the mischief of this every body sees. A flattering lie, which secretly works ruin. A wise man will be more afraid of a flatterer than of a slanderer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. Men hate those they injure. A lying tongue--"lips" for the persons (compare Pr 4:24; Psa 12:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 26:28

• Falsehood
• Flattery
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings