Proverbs 26:28 Go deeper

A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. (KJV)

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לְֽשׁוֹן\־le.sho.no.She-a tongue of

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:28 word 1

שֶׁ֭קֶרShe.kerfalsehood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Proverbs 26:28 word 2

יִשְׂנָ֣אyis.Na'it hates

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Proverbs 26:28 word 3

דַכָּ֑יוda.Kavcrushed [people] its

Lemma: דַּךְ (dakh) · Strong's: H1790

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: crushed

Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 9:9, Psalms 10:18, Psalms 74:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1790; TAHOT Proverbs 26:28 word 4

וּפֶ֥הu.Pehand a mouth

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:28 word 5

חָ֝לָ֗קcha.Lakflattering

Lemma: חָלָק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2509

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: smooth

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 27:11, Proverbs 5:3, Ezekiel 12:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2509; TAHOT Proverbs 26:28 word 6

יַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.Sehit makes

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Proverbs 26:28 word 7

מִדְחֶֽה\׃mid.Chehstumbling

Lemma: מִדְחֶה (mid.cheh) · Strong's: H4072

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: ruin

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4072; TAHOT Proverbs 26:28 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A lying	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
hates	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
those it crushes	→	דַּךְ H1790 crushed
and a flattering	→	חָלָק H2509 smooth
mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
causes	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
ruin	→	מִדְחֶה H4072 ruin

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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