Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
In Context
27He who digs a pit shall fall in it, and he who rolls a stone, it shall return upon him.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,
Proverbs 7:5that they may keep thee from the interloping woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.
Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
John 8:40But now ye seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.
John 10:32Jesus answered them, I have shown you many good works from my Father. Because of them, which work do ye stone me?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:28
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. See here, 1. What pains men take to do mischief to others. As they put a force upon themselves by concealing their design with a profession of friendship, so they put themselves to a great deal of labour to bring it about; it is digging a pit, it is rolling a stone, hard work, and yet men will not stick at it to gratify their passion and revenge. 2. What preparation they hereby make of mischief to themselves. Their… Read the whole commentary →