Proverbs
Proverbs 26:28
28A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A lying | שֶׁ֭קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| tongue | לְֽשׁוֹן־ | lə·šō·w·nō·še- | Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
| hates | יִשְׂנָ֣א | yiś·nā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| those it crushes | דַכָּ֑יו | ḏak·kāw | Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1790 crushed, oppressed |
| and a flattering | חָ֝לָ֗ק | ḥā·lāq | Adjective - masculine singular | H2509 smooth |
| mouth | וּפֶ֥ה | ū·p̄eh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| causes | יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| ruin | מִדְחֶֽה׃ | miḏ·ḥeh | Noun - masculine singular | H4072 means or occasion of stumbling |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 8:44–49 · Luke 20:20–21 · John 10:32–33 · Proverbs 7:5 · Proverbs 7:21–23 · Proverbs 29:5 · Proverbs 6:24 · John 15:22–24 · John 8:40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.