The Meaning of Proverbs 26:28 Explained

Proverbs 26:28

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 26:28 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 26

1  observations about fools
13  about sluggards
17  and about contentious busybodies

What do the individual words in Proverbs 26:28 mean?

A tongue lying hates [those who are] opressed by it and a mouth flattering works ruin
לְֽשׁוֹן־ שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א דַכָּ֑יו וּפֶ֥ה חָ֝לָ֗ק יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה מִדְחֶֽה

לְֽשׁוֹן־  A  tongue 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: לָשֹׁון  
Sense: tongue.
שֶׁ֭קֶר  lying 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁקֶר  
Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood.
יִשְׂנָ֣א  hates 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂנֵא  
Sense: to hate, be hateful.
דַכָּ֑יו  [those  who  are]  opressed  by  it 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דַּךְ  
Sense: crushed, oppressed.
וּפֶ֥ה  and  a  mouth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
חָ֝לָ֗ק  flattering 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָלָק  
Sense: flattering, smooth.
יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה  works 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִדְחֶֽה  ruin 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְחֶה  
Sense: occasion of stumbling, means of stumbling.