Proverbs 26:28 (BSB)

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

From Proverbs 26. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 26:28

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 26:28: There are two sorts of lies equally detestable: - 1. A slandering lie, which avowedly hates those it is spoken of: A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; it afflicts them by calumnies and reproaches because it hates them, and can thus smite them secretly where they are without defence; and it hates them because it has afflicted them and made them its enemies.
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 26:28: Men hate those they injure. A lying tongue--"lips" for the persons (compare Pro 4:24; Psa 12:3). Next: Proverbs Chapter 27
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 26:28: Pro 26:28 28 The lying tongue hateth those whom it bruiseth; And a flattering mouth causeth ruin. The lxx, Jerome, the Targ., and Syr. render ישׂנא דכיו in the sense of non amat veritatem; they appear by דכיו to have thought of the Aram. דכיא, that which is pure; and thus they gain nothing else but an undeniable plain thought.