28A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!


In Context

25 When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations are in his heart.

26 Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed is its wickedness in an assembly.

27 Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.

28 A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!

Proverbs 26:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:28A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:28A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:28A deceitful tongue loveth not truth: and a slippery mouth worketh ruin.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:28A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:28A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:28A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:28A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:28A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works ruin.