Proverbs 26:28 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 26:28 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:288 words

HebrewMeaning

לְֽשׁוֹןləšwōn

baynounH3956

babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···

שֶׁ֭קֶרšeqer

without a causenounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

יִשְׂנָ֣אyiśənāʾ

enemyverbH8130

foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···

דַכָּ֑י/וdakāyw

afflictedadjH1790

oppressed

וּ/פֶ֥הwpeh

mouthconjH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

חָ֝לָ֗קḥālāq

flatteringadjH2509

smooth

יַעֲשֶׂ֥הyaʿăśeh

accomplishverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

מִדְחֶֽהmidəḥeh

ruinnounH4072

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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