Proverbs 10:18

New International Version

Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:27

Now when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and he died.

Psalm 101:5

Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.

Psalm 12:2

Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

Psalm 15:3

whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others;

Psalm 5:9

Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.

Psalm 50:20

You sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother’s son.

Psalm 55:21

His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

Exodus 23:1

“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.

Jeremiah 6:28

They are all hardened rebels, going about to slander. They are bronze and iron; they all act corruptly.

Jeremiah 9:4

“Beware of your friends; do not trust anyone in your clan. For every one of them is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.

Leviticus 19:16

“ ‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people. “ ‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.

1 Samuel 18:29

Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.