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proverbs_10:18

Proverbs 10:18

Hebrew
ESV
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
NIV
He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
NLT
Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool.
LXX
καλύπτουσιν ἔχθραν χείλη δίκαια οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἐκφέροντες λοιδορίας ἀφρονέστατοί εἰσινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
KJV
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

Proverbs 10:17 ← Proverbs 10:18 → Proverbs 10:19

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