Proverbs 26:28
Expanded Bible
28 ·Liars [L Lying tongues] hate the people they ·hurt [crush],
and ·false praise [L a flattering tongue] can ruin others.
Proverbs 26:28
Amplified Bible
28
A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
Expanded Bible
23 Those who correct others will later ·be liked [find favor]
more than those who ·give false praise [L have a flattering tongue].
Proverbs 28:23
Amplified Bible
23
He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 29:5
Expanded Bible
5 Those who give false praise to their ·neighbors [or friends]
are setting a ·trap for them [trap/net for their feet].
Proverbs 29:5
Amplified Bible
5
A man who flatters his neighbor [with smooth words intending to do harm]
Is spreading a net for his own feet.
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