Proverbs 10:18
He who hides hatred has lying lips. 2 He who utters a slander is a fool. 1
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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 who heeds correction, 2 but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16+ 19:16. Lev 19:16-18 (#9.561): T. Not to gossip nor slander / R. Not to speak derogatorily of others R. Consider: “Evil talk kills three people: the speaker, the listener, and the one who is spoken of” - The Lubavitcher Rebbe / R. Consider: “Before you speak, you are the master of your words. After you speak, your words master you” (Talmud, Erachin 15A) “‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. + 19:16. Lev 19:16-18 (#6.392): Not to stand by idly when life is in danger Directive: Consider that this command also says to “not gossip nor slander” “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Adonai.
Psalms 12:2Everyone lies to his neighbor. 2 They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart. 1
Psalms 50:20You sit and speak against your brother. 2 You slander your 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 →