Proverbs 20:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.”
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“He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver <FI>with<Fi> his lips make not thyself surety.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 20:19 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:16You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
- Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
- Proverbs 11:13A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
- Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- Proverbs 16:29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
- Proverbs 18:8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
- Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Proverbs 26:20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
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