Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates the people it crushes 1 and a flattering mouth brings about ruin.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
In Context
27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it 1 and the stone will roll back on the one who pushed it. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16Wisdom and discretion will save you from an adulterous woman, 1 from an immoral woman and her flattering words. 1
Proverbs 7:5in order to keep yourself from the adulterous woman, 1 from the immoral woman with her smooth words. 1
Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor 1 is spreading a net for his feet. 1
John 8:40Yet, now you 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 the Father. For which of those works are you stoning 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 →