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and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates <i>those who are</i> crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it wounds <i>and</i> crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Watch out for anyone who tells lies and flatters--they are out to get you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have to hate someone to want to hurt him with lies. Insincere talk brings nothing but ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates its bruised ones, "" And a flattering mouth works an overthrow!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A tongue of falsehood will hate its crushing, and a smooth mouth will make an overthrow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A false tongue does not love truth. And a slippery mouth works ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The lying tongue is its owner’s enemy, and the flattering mouth works ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates the truth; and a troublesome mouth stirs up a quarrel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates the truth and the malicious mouth works trouble. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates the truth; and an unguarded mouth causes tumults.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5471" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/26.htm">Similitudes and Instructions</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">A lying</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·w·nō·še- (N-csc) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">tongue</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: yiś·nā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">hates</a> <a href="/hebrew/1790.htm" title="1790: ḏak·kāw (Adj-mpc:: 3ms) -- Crushed, oppressed. From an unused root; crushed, i.e. Injured.">those it crushes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2509.htm" title="2509: ḥā·lāq (Adj-ms) -- Smooth. From chalaq; smooth.">and a flattering</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: ū·p̄eh (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">causes</a> <a href="/hebrew/4072.htm" title="4072: miḏ·ḥeh (N-ms) -- Means or occasion of stumbling. From dachah; overthrow.">ruin.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6-10</a></span><br />The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, / but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2-3</a></span><br />They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. / May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a></span><br />Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Psalm 5:9</a></span><br />For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-9.htm">Colossians 3:9</a></span><br />Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Psalm 52:2-4</a></span><br />Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. / You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah / You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Romans 16:18</a></span><br />For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Psalm 101:7</a></span><br />No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">1 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a></span><br />His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34-37</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-2.htm">Psalm 109:2</a></span><br />For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/120-2.htm">Psalm 120:2-3</a></span><br />Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. / What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-21.htm">1 John 2:21</a></span><br />I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-40.htm">John 8:40,44-49</a></b></br> But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/10-32.htm">John 10:32,33</a></b></br> Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/15-22.htm">John 15:22-24</a></b></br> If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin… </p><p class="hdg">a flattering</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Proverbs 6:24</a></b></br> To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm">Proverbs 7:5,21-23</a></b></br> That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger <i>which</i> flattereth with her words… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/29-5.htm">Proverbs 29:5</a></b></br> A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Bruised</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-2.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-11.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-13.htm">Crushes</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm">False.</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Flattering</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-26.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-3.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-17.htm">Hurts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-4.htm">Injured</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-3.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-5.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-22.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm">Smooth</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-23.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-26.htm">Victims</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-10.htm">Worketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm">Works</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-19.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/30-14.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Bruised</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-7.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-2.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/daniel/2-40.htm">Crushes</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-6.htm">False.</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-23.htm">Flattering</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-10.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Hates</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-16.htm">Hateth</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-19.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/acts/26-14.htm">Hurts</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Injured</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-3.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-3.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-23.htm">Smooth</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-23.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-16.htm">Victims</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-13.htm">Worketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-19.htm">Works</a> <a href="/songs/5-7.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/26-1.htm">observations about fools</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/26-13.htm">about sluggards</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/26-17.htm">and about contentious busybodies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A lying tongue hates those it crushes</b><br>This phrase highlights the destructive nature of deceit. In biblical context, lying is consistently condemned (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>, <a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a>). The Hebrew culture placed a high value on truthfulness, as seen in the emphasis on honesty in the Ten Commandments. The word "crushes" suggests not just harm but a deep, often irreparable damage to relationships and communities. The act of lying is portrayed as an act of hatred, as it intentionally seeks to harm others. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that equates lying with the work of evil (<a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a>). The imagery of a "lying tongue" is also used in Psalms and Proverbs to describe the wicked, emphasizing the moral and spiritual decay that accompanies deceit.<p><b>and a flattering mouth causes ruin</b><br>Flattery, while seemingly benign, is depicted as equally destructive. In the ancient Near Eastern context, flattery was often used to manipulate and deceive, leading to false security and eventual downfall. The Bible warns against the dangers of flattery in several passages (<a href="/proverbs/29-5.htm">Proverbs 29:5</a>, <a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Romans 16:18</a>). Flattery can lead individuals away from truth and righteousness, causing them to make poor decisions based on false perceptions. This phrase underscores the idea that both deceit and insincere praise can lead to personal and communal ruin. The connection to other scriptures, such as <a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-6</a>, highlights the power of the tongue to corrupt and destroy, reinforcing the need for integrity and truthfulness in speech.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. His insights into human behavior and morality are reflected in the Proverbs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context in which Proverbs was written. Understanding the societal norms and values of Ancient Israel can provide deeper insight into the text.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wise_and_the_foolish.htm">The Wise and the Foolish</a></b><br>Throughout Proverbs, these two archetypes are contrasted. The wise person seeks truth and righteousness, while the foolish person is often associated with deceit and destruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_destructive_power_of_lies.htm">The Destructive Power of Lies</a></b><br>Lies have the power to harm relationships and communities. As believers, we are called to speak truth and build one another up rather than tear down.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_flattery.htm">The Danger of Flattery</a></b><br>Flattery, though seemingly harmless, can lead to ruin by fostering pride and deceit. True encouragement should be grounded in sincerity and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart_behind_the_words.htm">The Heart Behind the Words</a></b><br>Our words reflect the condition of our hearts. A lying tongue and flattering mouth reveal a heart that is not aligned with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pursuing_integrity_in_speech.htm">Pursuing Integrity in Speech</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to pursue integrity in our speech, ensuring that our words are consistent with our faith and values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>We must be discerning in both giving and receiving words, recognizing the difference between genuine encouragement and manipulative flattery.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_flattery.htm">What is the Bible's view on flattery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_rude_kids.htm">What does the Bible say about controlling others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_control.htm">What does the Bible say about controlling others?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_26_7_contradict_other_wisdom.htm">Proverbs 26:7: Does the idea of a proverb in a fool's mouth being 'useless' conflict with other Bible passages that suggest all wisdom is beneficial?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it.</span>--As the remembrance of them calls up his own wickedness to the mind of the offender. This is one reason why "the carnal mind is enmity against God" (<a href="/romans/8-7.htm" title="Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.">Romans 8:7</a>), as being conscious of having rejected God's love, and so hating to be reminded of Him.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it;</span> or, <span class="accented">those whom it crusheth</span> (<a href="/proverbs/25-15.htm">Proverbs 25:15</a>). There is a consensus of the Vulgate, Septuagint, Syriac, and Targum to translate <span class="hebrew">דכיו</span> "truth," thinking apparently of the Aramaean <span class="hebrew">דַכְיָא</span> "that which is pure." But the hemistich would thus state the baldest truism, and modern commentators unite in assigning to the word some such sense as that given above in the Authorized Version. A liar shows his want of charity by slandering his neighbour; and that men dislike those whom they have injured is a common experience. "It is a characteristic of human nature," says Tacitus ('Agric.,' 42), "to hate those whom one has injured." Seneca, 'De Ira,' 2:83, "Hoe habent pessimum animi magna fortuna insolentes, quos laeserunt, et oderunt." <span class="cmt_word">A flattering mouth worketh ruin</span>; brings destruction on those who succumb to its seductive words. Vulgate, <span class="accented">Os lubricum operatur ruinas</span>; Septuagint, "A mouth uncovered (<span class="greek">ἄστεγον</span>) causeth tumults." (For "the smooth mouth," comp. ch. 5:3; <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Psalm 12:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a>.) The word for "tumults" is <span class="greek">ἀκαταστασίας</span>, which does not occur elsewhere in the Septuagint, but is common in the New Testament; <span class="accented">e.g.</span>, <a href="/luke/21-9.htm">Luke 21:9</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/14-33.htm">1 Corinthians 14:33</a>. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/26-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A lying</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֭קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tongue</span><br /><span class="heb">לְֽשׁוֹן־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·w·nō·še-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hates</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂנָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those it crushes,</span><br /><span class="heb">דַכָּ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḏak·kāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1790.htm">Strong's 1790: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crushed, oppressed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a flattering</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֝לָ֗ק</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·lāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2509.htm">Strong's 2509: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smooth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">causes</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ruin.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְחֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·ḥeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4072.htm">Strong's 4072: </a> </span><span class="str2">Means or occasion of stumbling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts (Prov. 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