Proverbs 26:28 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!
English ASV
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
English Amplified
A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
English EASY 2024
If you tell lies, it shows that you hate other people. If you deceive people with sweet words, you will destroy them.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Liars hate the people they hurt, and false praise can hurt people.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
You have to hate someone to want to hurt him with lies. Insincere talk brings nothing but ruin.
English God's Word - GW 1995
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
English KJV 1611
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
English LSB
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
A lying tongue hates those that are crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
The lying tongue is its owner's enemy, and the flattering mouth works ruin.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
A tongue that tells lies hates the people it hurts. And words that seem to praise you destroy you.
English NIV
A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
English NKJ 1982
A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
English NLT
A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattery causes ruin.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Hatred is the root of slander and insecurity the root of flattery.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Flattery is a form of hatred and wounds cruelly.
English Tyndale 1537
A dissembling tongue hateth one that rebuketh him, and a flattering mouth worketh mischief.