Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 26:28
Proverbs 26:28. A lying tongue hateth, &c. That is, he who slanders others hates those whom he slanders, because, by his calumnies, he hath made them his enemies. For “it is common for men to hate those to whom they have done evil: thus Tacitus, Proprium humani ingenii est, odisse quem læseris, ‘It is natural to man to hate one whom he hath injured;’ and this aversion is always strong in proportion to the greatness and injustice of the wrong which has been done.” See Calmet. And a... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 26:27
Proverbs 26:27. Whoso diggeth a pit That another may fall into it; shall fall therein Himself. For, by the righteous judgment of God, the wicked are not only generally disappointed in their designs, but involve themselves in that mischief which they intended to do to others: see on Psalms 7:15; Psalms 9:15. And he that rolleth a stone Namely, up a hill, with a design to do mischief to some person or thing with it; it will return upon him And greatly injure if not crush him to pieces. read more