Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth sin'ah with sfatayim sheker, 1 and he that uttereth a slander, is a kesil (fool). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16Thou shalt not go up and down as a rakhil (talebearer, slanderer) among thy people; neither shalt thou stand aside while thy neighborʼs dahm is shed; I am Hashem.
1 Samuel 18:29And Sha'ul was yet the more afraid of Dovid; and Sha'ul became oyev to Dovid kol hayamim.
2 Samuel 11:8And Dovid said to Uriyah, Go down to thy bais, and wash thy feet. And Uriyah departed out of the Bais HaMelech and there followed after him a masat HaMelech (a present, gift, of the king, i.e. a royal feast).
2 Samuel 20:9Yoav said to Amasa, Art thou in shalom, my brother? And Yoav took Amasa by the zaken (beard) with the right hand to kiss him.
Psalms 12:2Help, Hashem; for the chasid is no more; 1 for the emunim (faithful ones) vanish from among Bnei Adam. 1
Psalms 50:20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; 1 thou slanderest thine own ben immecha. 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 →