Commentary for Proverbs 26:28
לְֽשׁוֹן־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א דַכָּ֑יו וּפֶ֥ה חָ֝לָ֗ק יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה מִדְחֶֽה׃
A lying tongue hateth those that are crushed by it; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Rashi on Proverbs
hates those crushed under him He who accepts slander hates those crushed under him, for Saul pursued David because of slander and slew Nob.
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and a smooth mouth A mouth of flattery.
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effects rejection It makes him rejected, for it rejects the one who accepts it from upon the Holy One, blessed be He.
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