Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 26:28
28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; and a flattering mouth worketh 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 cover itself with guile, his wickedness shall be openly shewed before 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 whom it hath wounded; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:28 word by word
לְֽשׁוֹן־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א דַכָּ֑יו וּפֶ֥ה חָ֝לָ֗ק יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה מִדְחֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 26:28
- John 8:40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.
- John 10:32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
- John 15:22If I had not come and spoken unto 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 stranger’s tongue.
- Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
- Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.
- Luke 20:20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to 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
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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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