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Proverbs 10:18

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

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מְכַסֶּ֣הmekhasehcoverכָּסָהverb, piel, participle, absolute — “cover”, a verb used as a describing wordH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).שִׂ֭נְאָהsinahhateשִׂנְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hate”, the ordinary formH8135hate[phrase] exceedingly, hate(-ful, -red).שִׂפְתֵיsiftelanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.שָׁ֑קֶרshaqerwithout a causeשֶׁקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “without a cause”, the ordinary formH8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.וּמוֹצִ֥אumotsiand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “and bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…דִ֝בָּ֗הdibahslanderדִּבָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “slander”, the ordinary formH1681slanderdefaming, evil report, infamy, slander.ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.כְסִֽילkhesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Righteous lips cover enmity; but they that utter railings are most foolish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καλύπτουσιν ἔχθραν χείλη δίκαια, οἱ δὲ ἐκφέροντες λοιδορίας ἀφρονέστατοί εἰσιν.