18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:18
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 18
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The one who concealsמְכַסֶּ֣הH3680Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularhatredשִׂ֭נְאָהH8135Noun - feminine singularhas lyingשָׁ֑קֶרH8267Noun - masculine singularlipsשִׂפְתֵי־H8193Noun - feminine dual constructand whoever spreadsוּמוֹצִ֥אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularslanderדִ֝בָּ֗הH1681Noun - feminine singular. . .ה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis a foolכְסִֽיל׃H3684Noun - masculine singular