Proverbs 10:18
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In Context
17Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 18:29he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
2 Samuel 11:8Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.
2 Samuel 20:9“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Psalms 50:20You sit and malign your brother; you slander your 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 →