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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:28 Hebrew crushed.

28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
    and a flattering mouth(A) works ruin.

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23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour
than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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23 He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor
Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
    rather than one who has a flattering tongue.(A)

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A man that flattereth his neighbour
spreadeth a net for his feet.

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A man that flattereth his neighbor
Spreadeth a net for his steps.

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Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(A)

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