28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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23 One who rebukes a person will later find more favor(A)
than one who flatters[a] with his tongue.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:23 Lit is smooth

A man who flatters[a] his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 29:5 Lit is smooth on

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