Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Majority Standard Bible
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 will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
John 8:40But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
John 10:32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from My Father. For which of these 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 →