Proverbs 10:18

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 10:18 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 19:16You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
  2. 1 Samuel 18:21“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.”
  3. 1 Samuel 18:29he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
  4. 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.
  5. 2 Samuel 11:8Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.
  6. 2 Samuel 13:23Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
  7. 2 Samuel 20:9“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
  8. Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
  9. Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
  10. Psalms 15:3who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
  11. Psalms 50:20You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
  12. 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.
  13. Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
  14. Proverbs 26:24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
  15. Jeremiah 6:28All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.
  16. Luke 20:20So 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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