English Standard Version
Proverbs 26:28
28A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause ruin.
Context of Proverbs 26:28
26though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. 27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:28 word by word
לְֽשׁוֹן־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א דַכָּ֑יו וּפֶ֥ה חָ֝לָ֗ק יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה מִדְחֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 26:28
- John 8:40but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
- John 10:32Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?"
- John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
- Proverbs 6:24to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
- Proverbs 7:5to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.
- Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- Luke 20:20So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction 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
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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
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