Proverbs 10:18
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In Context
17He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.
19Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
1 Samuel 18:29And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.
2 Samuel 11:8And David said to Uriah, Go down to your house and let your feet be washed. And Uriah went away from the king's house, and an offering from the king was sent after him.
2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.
Psalms 12:2\12:1\Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.
Psalms 50:20You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:18
17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. See here, 1. That those are in the right that do not only receive instruction, but retain it, that do not let it slip through carelessness, as most do, nor let it go to those that would rob them of it, that keep instruction safely, keep it pure and entire, keep it for their own use, that they may govern themselves by it, keep it for the benefit of others, that they may instruct them; those that do so are in the way of life,… Read the whole commentary →