Proverbs 10:18 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
English ASV
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
English Amplified
He who hides hatred is of lying lips, and he who utters slander is a [self-confident] fool. [Prov. 26:24-26.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He who hides hatred is of lying lips, and he who utters slander is a [self-confident] fool. [Prov. 26:24-26.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.
English EASY 2024
If you hate somebody but you try to hide it, you are telling lies. And if you say false things about other people, you are a fool.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
You might have to lie to hide your hatred, but saying something hurtful could be even more foolish.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Anyone who hides hatred is a liar. Anyone who spreads gossip is a fool.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips. Whoever spreads slander is a fool.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
English KJV 1611
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
English LSB
He who covers up hatred has lying lips, And he who spreads a bad report is a fool.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He who conceals hatred has lying lips, and he who utters slander is a fool.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
He who conceals hatred has lying lips, And he who spreads slander is a fool.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
It is the lips of the liar that conceal hostility; but he who spreads accusations is a fool.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Anyone who hides hatred has lying lips. And anyone who spreads lies is foolish.
English NIV
He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
English NKJ 1982
Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool.
English NLT
To hide hatred is to be a liar; to slander is to be a fool.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Lying lips conceal hatred, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
The one who hides his hatred while pretending to be your friend is nothing but a liar. But the one who slanders you behind your back proves that he’s a fool, never to be trusted.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
He who conceals hatred has lying lips, and he who utters slander is a fool.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
To hide hatred is to be a liar; to slander is to be a fool.
English Tyndale 1537
Dissembling lips keep hatred secretly, and he that speaketh any slander, is a fool.