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 Living Translation (NLT)A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause ruin.

Context of Proverbs 26:28

26Though his hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. 27Whoever 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 who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Proverbs 26:28 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• A lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• hatethשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• afflictedדַּךְdak · crushedH1790
• by it; and a flatteringחָלָקchâlâq · smoothH2509
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• workethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• ruinמִדְחֶהmidcheh · ruinH4072

Cross-references for Proverbs 26:28

• John 8:40But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
• John 10:32Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Proverbs 6:24To keep you from the evil woman, From the flattering tongue of a seductress.
• Proverbs 7:5That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her 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 righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the 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