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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 26:28
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A lying tongue hates those it crushes,and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin.
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
Liars hate the people they hurt, and false praise can ruin others.
A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin.
A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruine.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes,And a flattering mouth works ruin.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Watch out for anyone who tells lies and flatters— they are out to get you.
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Liars hate the people they hurt, and false praise can hurt people.
A lying tongue hates the truth; and a troublesome mouth stirs up a quarrel.
You have to hate someone to want to hurt him with lies. Insincere talk brings nothing but ruin.
A tongue of deceit hates its victim, and a flattering mouth makes ruin.
A lying tongue hates the ones it crushes, and a flattering mouth works stumbling.
A dyssemblynge tonge hateth one that rebuketh him, and a flaterige mouth worketh myschefe.
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
A lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruine.
A lying tongue hateth the afflicted: and a flattering mouth worketh mischiefe.
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A fals tunge loueth not treuth; and a slidir mouth worchith fallyngis.
A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded; And a flattering mouth works ruin.
A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause ruin.
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a mouth that speaks false words destroys.
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
A false tongue, hateth them who are crushed by it, and, a flattering mouth, worketh occasion of stumbling.
A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin.
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
lying: He that injures another hates him in proportion to the injury; Proprium humani ingenii est, odisse quem leseris, says Tacitlus, and strange to say, in proportion to the innocence of the injured. John 8:40, John 8:44-49, John 10:32, John 10:33, John 15:22-24
a flattering: Proverbs 6:24, Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 7:21-23, Proverbs 29:5, Luke 20:20, Luke 20:21
Reciprocal: Judges 16:6 - General 1 Samuel 24:9 - General 2 Samuel 14:20 - according 2 Chronicles 24:17 - the princes of Judah Psalms 55:21 - The words Proverbs 6:17 - lying Ezekiel 12:24 - General Daniel 11:32 - shall be Acts 24:2 - Seeing 1 Thessalonians 2:5 - used
Cross-References
Later that same day, Isaac's servants came to him with news about the well they had been digging, "We've struck water!" Isaac named the well Sheba (Oath), and that's the name of the city, Beersheba (Oath-Well), to this day.
God said to Joshua, "This very day I will begin to make you great in the eyes of all Israel. They'll see for themselves that I'm with you in the same way that I was with Moses. You will command the priests who are carrying the Chest of the Covenant: ‘When you come to the edge of the Jordan's waters, stand there on the river bank.'"
Solomon son of David took a firm grip on the reins of his kingdom. God was with him and gave him much help. Solomon addressed all Israel—the commanders and captains, the judges, every leader, and all the heads of families. Then Solomon and the entire company went to the worship center at Gibeon—that's where the Tent of Meeting of God was, the one that Moses the servant of God had made in the wilderness. The Chest of God, though, was in Jerusalem—David had brought it up from Kiriath Jearim, prepared a special place for it, and pitched a tent for it. But the Bronze Altar that Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was in Gibeon, in its place before the Tabernacle of God ; and that is where Solomon and the congregation gathered to pray. Solomon worshiped God at the Bronze Altar in front of the Tent of Meeting; he sacrificed a thousand Whole-Burnt-Offerings on it.
God says: "The workers of Egypt, the merchants of Ethiopia, and those statuesque Sabeans Will all come over to you—all yours. Docile in chains, they'll follow you, Hands folded in reverence, praying before you: ‘Amazing! God is with you! There is no other God—none.'"
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We're sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
Don't be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, "I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you," we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I'm fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it,.... That is, a man of a lying tongue, that is given to lying, hates those that are hurt and crushed by his lies; the reason why he hurts them with his lies is because he hates them; and, having hurt them, he hates them, being made his enemies, and from whom he may expect and be in fear of revenge: moreover, he hates those that are troubled at and disturbed with his lies; or the "contrite" p and humble men: or those who "smite" or "strike" q him, as some render the word, actively; that is, reprove him, and bring him to shame for lying. The words are by some translated, a "contrite" person, or everyone of "the contrite ones, hateth a lying tongue" r; such as are of a broken and of a contrite spirit, and that tremble at the word of God, or are hurt by lies, these abhor a liar. The Targum is,
"a lying tongue bates the ways of truth;''
and the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, render it, "a lying tongue hate truth"; and so the Vulgate Latin version, "a lying tongue loves not truth"; for nothing is more contrary to a lie than truth;
and a flattering mouth worketh ruin; both to itself and to the persons flattered by it: or, "makes an impulse" s; a pushing, a driving away; it drives away such as cannot bear its flatteries: and pushes on such that are taken with it, both into sin and into ruin.
p דכיו "contritos suos", Montanus, Michaelis. q "Percutientes", Gejerus. r "Linguam falsitatis odit quisque contritorum ejus", Cocceius Lexic. col. 158. "quisque contritorum ab ea", ibid. version. s מדחה "expulsionem", Pagninus, Montanus; "impulsum sive lapsum", Vatablus; "impulsionem", Tigurine version, Mercerus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The lying tongue hates its victims.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 26:28. A 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.
