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He who concealsמְכַסֶּהhatredשִׂנְאָהhas lipsשִׂפְתֵיof falsehood,שָׁקֶרandוּhe who spreadsמוֹצִאslanderדִבָּהisהוּאsenseless.כְסִיל
Proverbs 10:18
Study it in the app“He who conceals hatred has lips of falsehood, and he who spreads slander is senseless.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:18, word by word
- He who concealsמְכַסֶּהmechase
conceal
To keep something secret, or forgive a wrong.
Where else “mechase” appears- hatredשִׂנְאָהsina
hatred
Hatred.
Where else “sina” appears- has lipsשִׂפְתֵיsifte
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sifte” appears- of falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears- he who spreadsמוֹצִאmotsi
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “motsi” appears- slanderדִבָּהdiba
bad report
Bad report about someone; slander, gossip.
Where else “diba” appears- senselessכְסִילchesil
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “chesil” appears
The context
17He who keeps correction is a path to life, but he who abandons reproof leads astray.
18 · This verse (above)
19In a multitude of words transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.