Proverbs 26:28 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
World English Bible (WEB)
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!
| A lying | לְֽשׁוֹן | lĕšôn | LEH-shone |
| tongue | שֶׁ֭קֶר | šeqer | SHEH-ker |
| hateth | יִשְׂנָ֣א | yiśnāʾ | yees-NA |
| afflicted are that those | דַכָּ֑יו | dakkāyw | da-KAV |
| flattering a and it; by | וּפֶ֥ה | ûpe | oo-FEH |
| mouth | חָ֝לָ֗ק | ḥālāq | HA-LAHK |
| worketh | יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | yaʿăśe | ya-uh-SEH |
| ruin. | מִדְחֶֽה׃ | midḥe | meed-HEH |