Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
KJV
Abscondunt odium labia mendacia ; qui profert contumeliam, insipiens est.
Vulgate
καλύπτουσιν ἔχθραν χείλη δίκαια, οἱ δὲ ἐκφέροντες λοιδορίας ἀφρονέστατοί εἰσιν.
LXX
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
ASV
מְכַסֶּ֣ה שִׂ֭נְאָה שִׂפְתֵי שָׁ֑קֶר וּ/מוֹצִ֥א דִ֝בָּ֗ה ה֣וּא כְסִֽיל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
דִבַּת
dbt
noun · 9×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
י
y
noun · 177×
כְּסִ֑יל
ksyl
noun · 69×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מְכַסֶּ֣ה
mksh
verb · 152×
שָֽׁקֶר
shqr
noun · 110×
שִׂנְאָ֗ה
shn'h
noun · 17×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Tim 3:11 — Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- 2Sam 3:27 — And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
- 2Sam 13:23 — And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
- Eph 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
- Exod 20:16 — Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
- Exod 23:1 — Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
- Ezek 22:9 — In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.
- Jer 9:4 — Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
- Jer 20:10 — For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail ag
- Prov 26:23 — Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
- Prov 26:24 — He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
- Prov 26:24 — He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
- Prov 27:6 — Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
- Ps 15:3 — He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
- Ps 50:20 — Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
- Ps 55:21 — The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.