28 A lying tongue hates [a]those it crushes,
And a (A)flattering mouth works ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones

28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
    and a flattering mouth makes ruin.

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23 One who (A)rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
Than one who (B)flatters with the tongue.

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23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
    than he who flatters with the tongue.

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A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

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A strong man who flatters his neighbor
    is spreading a net for his feet.

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