Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Proverbs 20:19 in other translations
| BSB | He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips. |
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| WEB | He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips. |
| ASV | He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips. |
| YLT | A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety. |
| DARBY | He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips. |
| BBE | He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide. |
| Webster | He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. |
What does Proverbs 20:19 mean?
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Proverbs 20:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 20:19
- Proverbs 11:13
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
- Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
- Romans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
- Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- Leviticus 19:16
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.
- Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
- Proverbs 26:20-22
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- Proverbs 16:29
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
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Context
- Proverbs 20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
- Proverbs 20:19
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
- Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Proverbs 20:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que descubre el secreto, en chismes anda: no te entrometas, pues, con el que lisonjea con sus labios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qui va rapportant révèle le secret; aussi ne te mêle pas avec le bavard. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer als Verleumder umhergeht, enthüllt das Geheimnis; und mit dem, der seine Lippen aufsperrt, laß dich nicht ein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ei qui revelat mysteria, et ambulat fraudulenter, et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis. |