Proverbs 26:28
A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruine.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
In Context
27He that diggeth a pit shall fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall returne vnto him.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
Proverbs 7:5That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.
Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.
John 8:40But nowe ye goe about to kill mee, a man that haue told you the trueth, which I haue heard of God: this did not Abraham.
John 10:32Iesus answered them, Many good workes haue I shewed you from my Father: for which of these workes doe 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 →