18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.


In Context

15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

20 The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

Proverbs 10:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:18He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:18He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:18Lying lips hide hatred: he that uttereth reproach is foolish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:18He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:18Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:18He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.