He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
He that hides hatred with lying lips, and he that utters a slander, is a fool.
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; and he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
He that hideth - This is a common case. How many, when full of resentment, and deadly hatred, meditating revenge and cruelty, and sometimes even murder, have pretended that they thought nothing of the injury they had sustained; had passed by the insult, etc.! Thus lying lips covered the malevolence of a wicked heart.
Better, He who hideth hatred is of lying lips. He who cherishes hatred, is either a knave, or a fool - a knave if he hides, a fool if he utters it.
10:18 Lying lips - With flattering words. He here condemns two opposite vices, secret hatred, and manifest slander.