Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, 1 And he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
In The King James Version
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In Context
17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: 1 But he that refuseth reproof erreth. 1
19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: 1 But he that refraineth his lips is wise. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.
1 Samuel 18:29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.
2 Samuel 11:8And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
2 Samuel 20:9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
Psalms 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: 1 With flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 1
Psalms 50:20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; 1 Thou slanderest thine own mother’s son. 1
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 →