Proverbs 26:22-28

Proverbs 26:22-28
​English Standard Version
​22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.
23 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel
    are fervent lips with an evil heart.
24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
    and harbors deceit in his heart;
25 when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
    for there are seven abominations in his heart;
26 though his hatred be covered with deception,
    his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever 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.

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In this passage, Solomon warns against giving into gossip.  He calls the gossip a "whisperer" which is a fitting name.  It seems like their juicy gossip is sweet, but it is really full of poison.  It is just a "sweet" coating that soon vanishes to reveal the evil heart.

The hateful person tries to make everyone believe they are something different by speaking words of flattery and lies.  Don't believe such a person when they give a compliment or are gracious--they are being deceptive in some way, shape or form.  Their hearts are full of the abominations that the LORD hates.

The LORD will make sure that such a person is eventually exposed for who they are--exposed to everyone.  As much as they try to hide their true nature, God Himself will make sure that everyone sees them for who they really are.  This may happen on the Day of Judgment, or it may happen here on earth, but it will happen.

The person who tries to hunt and destroy other people with traps and snares will themselves fall into the traps and snares they have set.  The LORD will defend those who belong to Him and bring evil back on the head of the one that plots it against His righteous ones.  The stone will come back against him who starts rolling it.

A person who lies hates those that they lie to.  If you loved them, you would speak the truth to them.  A flattering mouth brings ruin.