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A tongueלְשׁוֹןof falsehoodשֶׁקֶרhatesיִשְׂנָאthose it crushes,דַכָּיוandוּa flatteringחָלָקmouthפֶהworksיַעֲשֶׂהruin.מִדְחֶה
Proverbs 26:28
Study it in the app“A tongue of falsehood hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth works ruin.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 26:28, word by word
- A tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- of falsehoodשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- hatesיִשְׂנָאyisna
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “yisna” appears- those it crushesדַכָּיdakay
oppressed, crushed
Oppressed, crushed: one who has been mistreated by others and cannot defend himself.
Where else “dakay” appears- a flatteringחָלָקchalak
flattering
Sweet words that fawn.
Where else “chalak” appears- mouthפֶהfe
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fe” appears- worksיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- ruinמִדְחֶהmidche
ruin
Ruin, overthrow.
Where else “midche” appears
The context
27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
28 · This verse (above)