Proverbs 20:19

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread.

Proverbs 11:13

Whoever walks dishonestly reveals secrets. But whoever is of a faithful soul conceals what is confided by a friend.

Proverbs 13:3

Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.

Proverbs 16:29

A man of iniquity entices his friend, and he leads him along a way that is not good.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king. And do not mingle with detractors.

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not be a detractor, nor a whisperer, among the people. You shall not stand against the blood of your neighbor. I am the Lord.

Romans 16:18

For ones such as these do not serve Christ our Lord, but their inner selves, and, through pleasing words and skillful speaking, they seduce the hearts of the innocent.