Proverbs 20:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁹ A gossip reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a babbler.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips.

Proverbs 20:19 Cross References

Psalm 101:5

One who secretly slanders a neighbor I will destroy. A haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not tolerate.

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip goes about telling secrets, but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin.

Proverbs 16:29

The violent entice their neighbors and lead them in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Proverbs 24:21

My child, fear the Lord and the king, and do not disobey either of them,

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand idly by when the blood of your neighbor is at stake: I am the Lord.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.