Proverbs 26:28
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
American King James Version (AKJV)
A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Clarke's Proverbs 26:28 Bible Commentary
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it - He that injures another hates him in proportion to the injury he has done him; and, strange to tell, in proportion to the innocence of the oppressed. The debtor cannot bear the sight of his creditor; nor the knave, of him whom he has injured.
Barnes's Proverbs 26:28 Bible Commentary
The lying tongue hates its victims.
