Proverbs 10:18
He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In Context
17Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.
1 Samuel 18:29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.
2 Samuel 11:8And David said to Urijah, Go down to thy house and wash thy feet. And Urijah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him presents from the king.
2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou well, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
Psalms 12:2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.
Psalms 50:20Thou sittest [and] speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own 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 →