Proverbs 26:28

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A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 29:5 : 5 The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
  • Luke 20:20-21 : 20 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. 21 Thus they asked him,“Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
  • John 8:40 : 40 But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!
  • John 8:44-49 : 44 You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 But because I am telling you the truth, you do not believe me. 46 Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God’s words. You don’t listen and respond, because you don’t belong to God.” 48 The Judeans replied,“Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?” 49 Jesus answered,“I am not possessed by a demon, but I honor my Father– and yet you dishonor me.
  • John 10:32-33 : 32 Jesus said to them,“I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jewish leaders replied,“We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”
  • John 15:22-24 : 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin. 23 The one who hates me hates my Father too. 24 If I had not performed among them the miraculous deeds that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen the deeds and have hated both me and my Father.
  • Prov 6:24 : 24 by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.
  • Prov 7:5 : 5 so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who has flattered you with her words.
  • Prov 7:21-23 : 21 She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along. 22 Suddenly he was going after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare 23 till an arrow pierces his liver– like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

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    26Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly.

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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

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    6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

  • Prov 26:22-24
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    22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into a person’s innermost being.

    23Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

    24The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Ps 12:2-3
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    2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

    3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

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    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

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    5The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

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    22The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

  • Prov 12:18-19
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    18Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

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    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

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    4You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.

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    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

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    19The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.

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    23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

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    3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

  • Ps 78:36
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    5If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.

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    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

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    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

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  • Prov 21:23
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    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

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    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

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    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

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    24Remove perverse speech from your mouth; keep devious talk far from your lips.