Proverbs 10:18
He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inuenteth slaunder, is a foole.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
In Context
19In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16Thou shalt not walke about with tales among thy people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.
1 Samuel 18:29Then Saul was more and more afrayde of Dauid, and Saul became alway Dauids enemie.
2 Samuel 11:8Afterward Dauid said to Vriah, Go downe to thine house, and wash thy feete. So Vriah departed out of the Kings palace, and the king sent a present after him.
2 Samuel 20:9And Ioab sayde to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? and Ioab tooke Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kisse him.
Psalms 12:2They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart.
Psalms 50:20Thou sittest, and speakest against thy brother, and slanderest thy mothers sonne.
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 →