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

26While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, their wrongdoing will be exposed in public. 27If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead. A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause 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 8:40Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
• John 10:32Jesus said, “At my Father’s direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?”
• John 15:22They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Proverbs 6:24It will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
• Proverbs 7:5Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
• Proverbs 29:5To flatter friends is to lay a trap for their feet.
• Luke 20:20Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.

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
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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