New English Translation
Proverbs 26:28
28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, 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.
- 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 may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly. 27The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone – it will come back on him. A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, 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 are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!
- John 10:32Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?”
- John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.
- Proverbs 6:24by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.
- Proverbs 7:5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words.
- Proverbs 29:5The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
- Luke 20:20Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could 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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