Proverbs 20:19

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

If any person secretly says bad things\par about his neighbor,\par I will stop that person.\par I will not allow people to be proud\par and think they are better than other people.\par

Proverbs 11:13

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

Proverbs 13:3

The person who is careful about the things he says will save his life. But the person who speaks without thinking will be destroyed.

Proverbs 16:29

A troublemaker causes a lot of trouble for his friends. He will lead them in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 18:8

People always want to hear gossip—it is like good food going down into the stomach.

Proverbs 24:21

Son, respect the Lord and the king. And don’t join with the people that are against them.

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!

Romans 16:18

People like that are not serving our Lord Christ. They are only doing things to please themselves. They use fancy talk and say nice things to fool the people that don’t know about evil.