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 covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation. 27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him. A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Proverbs 26:28 word by word

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

• lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Proverbs 26:28

• John 8:40but now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.
• John 10:32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewn you of my Father; for which work of them do ye stone me?
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Proverbs 6:24to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
• Proverbs 7:5that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words.
• Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.
• Luke 20:20And having watched [him], they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in [his] language, so that they might deliver him up to the power 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

• Causeless
• Conceit
• Kindle
• Render
• Seemly
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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