Proverbs 10:18
Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips, 1 and whoever spreads slander is a fool. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 19:16Do not walk around spreading slander among your people, but seek to protect your neighbor's life. I am Yahweh.
1 Samuel 18:29Saul was even more afraid of David. Saul was continually David's enemy.
2 Samuel 11:8David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the king's palace, and the king sent a gift for Uriah after he left.
2 Samuel 20:9So Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my cousin?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
Psalms 12:2Everyone says empty words to his neighbor; 1 everyone speaks with flattering lips and a double heart. 1
Psalms 50:20You sit and speak against your brother; 1 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 →