Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates its bruised ones, || And a flattering mouth works an overthrow!
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
In Context
27Whoever is digging a pit falls into it, || And the roller of a stone, it turns to him.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16To deliver you from the strange woman, || From the stranger who has made her sayings smooth,
Proverbs 7:5To preserve you from a strange woman, || From a stranger who has made her sayings smooth.
Proverbs 29:5A man taking a portion above his neighbor, || Spreads a net for his own steps.
John 8:40and now, you seek to kill Me—a Man who has spoken to you the truth I heard from God; Abraham did not do this;
John 10:32Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from My Father; because of which work of them do you 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 →