Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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Cross references
- John 8:44–46 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me. Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
- Luke 20:20–21 They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
- Proverbs 6:24 to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.