Proverbs 20:19 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

¹⁹ He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: Therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore associate not with him who talks too freely. [Rom. 16:17, 18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Gossips reveal secrets; don’t associate with those who talk too much.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips.

Proverbs 20:19 Cross References

Psalm 101:5

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

Proverbs 11:13

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 16:29

A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:

Leviticus 19:16

*'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people; neither shall you stand against the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

Romans 16:18

For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Yeshua the Messiah, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.