Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
In Context
27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;
Proverbs 7:5that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words.
Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his steps.
John 8:40but now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.
John 10:32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewn you of my Father; for which work of them 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 →