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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 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!
Liars hate their victims; flatterers sabotage trust.
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
and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell;
You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.'
And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, [fn] because he said, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."
Then he went up from there to Beersheba.
Then they arose early in the morning and swore an oath with one another; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
It came to pass the same day that Isaac's servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, "We have found water."
So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was on all that he had in the house and in the field.
And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
1 Kings 3:1-15">[xr] Now Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him and exalted him exceedingly.
Thus says the LORD: "The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush And of the Sabeans, men of stature, Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours; They shall walk behind you, They shall come over in chains; And they shall bow down to you. They will make supplication to you, saying, "Surely God is in you, And there is no other; There is no other God."'
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.