Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.


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New American Standard Bible

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.

King James Version

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

International Standard Version

A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

A Conservative Version

A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

American Standard Version

A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Amplified


A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.

Bible in Basic English

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

Darby Translation

A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

Julia Smith Translation

A tongue of falsehood will hate its crushing, and a smooth mouth will make an overthrow.

King James 2000

A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Lexham Expanded Bible

A tongue of deceit hates its victim, and a flattering mouth makes ruin.

Modern King James verseion

A lying tongue hates those afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A dissembling tongue hateth one that rebuketh him; and a flattering mouth worketh mischief.

NET Bible

A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

New Heart English Bible

A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

The Emphasized Bible

A false tongue, hateth them who are crushed by it, and, a flattering mouth, worketh occasion of stumbling.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A lying
שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון 
Lashown 
Usage: 116

שׂנא 
Sane' 
Usage: 145

דּך 
Dak 
Usage: 4

by it and a flattering
חלק 
Chalaq 
Usage: 4

Context Readings

All About Fools

27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever rolls a stone—
it will come back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.


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Cross References

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.

Proverbs 6:24

They will protect you from an evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of a stranger.

Proverbs 7:5

She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.

Proverbs 7:21-23

She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.

Luke 20:20-21

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

John 8:40

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

John 8:44-49

You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars.

John 10:32-33

Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?”

John 15:22-24

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin. Now they have no excuse for their sin.

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