And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know it. This verse addresses one of the most spiritually dangerous practices: the deliberate mixing of truth with falsehood, which is more harmful than pure falsehood because it is harder to detect. emphasizes that concealing the truth — especially when one knows it — is a form of betrayal of the divine trust given to those who bear knowledge. The scholars and learned people among humanity carry an especially grave responsibility: to transmit what they know honestly and completely. The silence of those who know the truth in the face of falsehood is itself a form of its concealment.

— Reflection, TathirQuran reflection — pending scholarly review