26 Hatred may be covered by deceit: but the malice thereof shall be discovered in the [a]congregation.

27 (A)He that diggeth a pit shall fall therein, and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return unto him.

28 A false tongue hateth the afflicted, and a flattering mouth causeth ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:26 In the assembly of the godly.

26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
    but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit(A) will fall into it;(B)
    if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(C)
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
    and a flattering mouth(D) works ruin.

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