Verse 18
Proverbs 10:18
GOD'S WORD Translation
18
He who hides hatred has lying lips.
He who utters a slander is a fool.
Original Language Text
hebrew
מְכַסֶּ֣ה שִׂ֭נְאָה שִׂפְתֵי שָׁ֑קֶר וּ/מוֹצִ֥א דִ֝בָּ֗ה ה֣וּא כְסִֽיל
English Translation
He who hides hatred with lying lips and brings out slander is a fool.
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Chapter 10 Context
1
The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father;
but a foolish son brings grief to his mothe...
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2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
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3
Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
but he thrusts away the desire of the...
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4
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
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5
He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes sha...
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6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
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7
The memory of the righteous is blessed,
but the name of the wicked will rot.
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8
The wise in heart accept commandments,
but a chattering fool will fall.
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9
He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
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10
One winking with the eye causes sorrow,
but a chattering fool will fall.
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11
The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
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12
Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all wrongs.
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13
Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment,
but a rod is for the back of him who is void...
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14
Wise men lay up knowledge,
but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
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15
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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16
The labor of the righteous leads to life.
The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
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17
He is in the way of life who heeds correction,
but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
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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 wisel...
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20
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
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21
The lips of the righteous feed many,
but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
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22
Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,
and he adds no trouble to it.
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23
It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness,
but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
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24
What the wicked fear, will overtake them,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
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25
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;
but the righteous stand firm forever.
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26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
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27
The fear of Yahweh prolongs days,
but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
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28
The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hope of the wicked will perish.
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29
The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity...
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30
The righteous will never be removed,
but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
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31
The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
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32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
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