A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
A lying tongue hateth its bruised ones, And a flattering mouth worketh an overthrow!
A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
Voices2
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it - He that injures another hates him in proportion to the injury he has done him; and, strange to tell, in proportion to the innocence of the oppressed. The debtor cannot bear the sight of his creditor; nor the knave, of him whom he has injured.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
leads to
It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches12
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.
So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
7 more linked verses are grouped by book below ↓
Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.
2 Chronicles1
Ezekiel1
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