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Proverbs 10:18

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

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ASV

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

KJV

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מְכַסֶּ֣הme.kha.Seh[one who] concealsH3680 →
שִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahhatredH8135 →
שִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-[is] lips ofH8193 →
שָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerfalsehoodH8267 →
וּמוֹצִ֥אu.mo.Tzi'and [one who] spreadsH3318 →
דִ֝בָּ֗הdi.Bahan evil reportH1681 →
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931 →
כְסִֽיל׃khe.Sil[is] a foolH3684 →

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Exodus 20:16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.Proverbs 26:24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.Proverbs 26:24–26A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.Jeremiah 9:4“Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander.Proverbs 27:6The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”Proverbs 26:23Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.Psalms 15:3who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.2 Samuel 13:23–29Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.1 Timothy 3:11In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.Exodus 23:1“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.Ezekiel 22:9Among you are slanderous men bent on bloodshed; within you are those who eat on the mountain shrines and commit acts of indecency.2 Samuel 20:9–10“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.1 Samuel 18:21–22“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”Luke 20:20–21So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

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