28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:28
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 28
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A lying שֶׁ֭קֶר H8267 Noun - masculine singular tongue לְֽשׁוֹן־ H3956 Noun - common singular construct hates יִשְׂנָ֣א H8130 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular those it crushes דַכָּ֑יו H1790 Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and a flattering חָ֝לָ֗ק H2509 Adjective - masculine singular mouth וּפֶ֥ה H6310 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular causes יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular ruin מִדְחֶֽה׃ H4072 Noun - masculine singular