Proverbs 10:18
He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
World Messianic Bible
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, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16“‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 18:29Saul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.
2 Samuel 11:8David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
2 Samuel 20:9Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
Psalms 12:2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
Psalms 50:20You sit and speak against 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 →