28A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin. King James Bible
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. Douay-Rheims Bible
A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin. Darby Bible Translation
A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. English Revised Version
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. Webster's Bible Translation
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. World English Bible
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin. Young's Literal Translation
A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!
Genesis 39:17 Then she spoke to him with these words, "The Hebrew slave, whom you brought to us, came in to me to make sport of me;
Proverbs 29:5 A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps.
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 28 There are two sorts of lies equally detestable:-1. A slandering lie, which avowedly hates those it is spoken of: A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; it afflicts them by calumnies and reproaches because it hates them, and can thus smite them secretly where they are without defence; and it hates them because it has afflicted them and made them its enemies. The mischief of this is open and obvious; it afflicts, it hates, and owns it, and every body sees it. 2. A flattering lie, which secretly works the ruin of those it is spoken to. In the former the mischief is plain, and men guard against it as well as they can, but in this it is little suspected, and men betray themselves by being credulous of their own praises and the compliments that are passed upon them. A wise man therefore will be more afraid of a flatterer that kisses and kills than of a slanderer that proclaims war.
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