28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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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 lyingשֶׁ֭קֶרH8267Noun - masculine singulartongueלְֽשׁוֹן־H3956Noun - common singular constructhatesיִשְׂנָ֣אH8130Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthose it crushesדַכָּ֑יוH1790Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand a flatteringחָ֝לָ֗קH2509Adjective - masculine singularmouthוּפֶ֥הH6310Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularcausesיַעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularruinמִדְחֶֽה׃H4072Noun - masculine singular