Parallel Verses
NET Bible
A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Holman Bible
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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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.
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
Lashown
Peh
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone -- it will come back on him. 28 A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 29:5
The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
Proverbs 6:24
by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.
Proverbs 7:5
so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words.
Proverbs 7:21-23
She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.
Luke 20:20-21
Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
John 8:40
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!
John 8:44-49
You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
John 10:32-33
Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?"
John 15:22-24
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.