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


In Context

15 The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

16 The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

17 A traveller to life is he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

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

19 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.

20 The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked — as a little thing.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander 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.