Proverbs 26:27–28
27 xWhoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — The New International Version (NIV)
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;
if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein:
And he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — New Living Translation (NLT)
27 If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and flattering words cause ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — New Century Version (NCV)
27 Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it.
Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.
28 Liars hate the people they hurt,
and false praise can ruin others.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — American Standard Version (ASV)
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein;
And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it.
Whoever rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
27 The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever rolls a stone—
it will come back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on the one who starts it rolling.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
27 He who digs a pit, in it he will fall,
and he who rolls a stone, on him it will come back.
28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
and a flattering mouth makes ruin.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
27 If anyone digs a pit, he will fall into it.
If he rolls a big stone, it will roll back on him.
28 A tongue that tells lies hates the people it hurts.
And words that seem to praise you destroy you.
Proverbs 26:27–28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
27 He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.