Proverbs 26:28
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. ”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
לָשׁוֹן
a tongue of
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לָשׁוֹן
Tongue, language. Lashon. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. What you say shapes your world. Speak life not death.
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שֶׁקֶר
falsehood
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שֶׁקֶר
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
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דַּךְ
crushed people/ its
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דַּךְ
crushed, i.e. (figuratively) injured
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חָלָק
flattering
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חָלָק
smooth (especially of tongue)
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שָׂנֵא
it hates
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שָׂנֵא
to hate (personally)
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מִדְחֶה
stumbling
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מִדְחֶה
overthrow
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