18 The 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 conceals מְכַסֶּ֣ה H3680 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular hatred שִׂ֭נְאָה H8135 Noun - feminine singular has lying שָׁ֑קֶר H8267 Noun - masculine singular lips שִׂפְתֵי־ H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct and whoever spreads וּמוֹצִ֥א H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular slander דִ֝בָּ֗ה H1681 Noun - feminine singular . . . ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is a fool כְסִֽיל׃ H3684 Noun - masculine singular