Proverbs 26:28
Those [MTY] who tell lies to others really hate them, and those who deceive others ruin them.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16If you are wise [PRS], you will also be saved from ◄immoral women/prostitutes►; you will not pay attention when adulterous women try to ◄seduce/entice you by what they say.►
Proverbs 7:5If you are wise and if you understand what is wise [PRS], you will not sleep with an immoral woman; you will not listen to a woman who tries to entice you to sleep with her by what she says.
Proverbs 29:5Those who ◄flatter others/say nice things to others merely to cause them to feel good► are really setting a trap for them (OR, for themselves) [SYN].
John 8:40I have been telling you the truth that I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham did not do things like that.
John 10:32But Jesus said to them, “You have seen me perform many miracles that my Father told me to do. You should realize from seeing them that I am equal with God. So, because of which of these miracles [IRO] are you wanting to kill me by throwing stones at 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 →