Proverbs 11:13

Easy To Read Version

Any person who tells secrets about other people can’t be trusted. But a person that can be trusted does not spread gossip.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:19

A person who talks too much gets himself into trouble. A wise person learns to be quiet.

Proverbs 11:12

A person without good sense says bad things about his neighbors. But a wise man knows when to be quiet.

Proverbs 12:23

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Proverbs 14:5

A truthful person does not lie—he is a good witness. But a person that can’t be trusted never tells the truth—he is a bad witness.

Proverbs 19:11

If a person is wise, that wisdom gives him patience. And it is wonderful when he forgives people who do wrong to him.

Proverbs 20:19

A person who tells gossip about other people can’t be trusted. So don’t be friends with a person who talks too much.

Proverbs 25:9

If you and another person can’t agree, then decide among yourselves what to do. And don’t tell about another person’s secret.

Jeremiah 38:27

It happened that those royal officials of the king did come to Jeremiah to question him. So Jeremiah told them everything the king had ordered him to say. Then those officials left Jeremiah alone. No person had heard what Jeremiah and the king had talked about.

Leviticus 19:16

You must not go around spreading false stories against other people. Don’t do anything that would put your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord!

1 Timothy 5:13

Also, those younger widows begin to waste their time going from house to house. They also begin to gossip and be busy with other people’s lives. They say things they should not say.

Joshua 2:14

The men agreed. They said, “We will trade our lives for yours. Don’t tell anyone what we are doing. Then, when the Lord gives us our land, we will be kind to you. You can trust us.”

Joshua 2:20

We are making this agreement with you. But if you tell anyone about what we are doing then we are free from this agreement.”