Proverbs 20:19

New International Reader's Version

A person who talks about others tells secrets. So avoid anyone who talks too much.

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

I will get rid of anyone who tells lies about their neighbor in secret. I won’t put up with anyone whose eyes and heart are proud.

Proverbs 11:13

Those who talk about others will tell secrets. But those who can be trusted keep the secrets of others.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard what they say guard their lives. But those who speak without thinking will be destroyed.

Proverbs 16:29

A person who wants to hurt others tries to get them to sin. That person leads them down a path that isn’t good.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of anyone who talks about others are like tasty bites of food. They go deep down inside you.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, have respect for the Lord and the king. Don’t join with officials who disobey them.

Leviticus 19:16

“ ‘Do not go around spreading lies among your people. “ ‘Do not do anything that puts your neighbor’s life in danger. I am the Lord.

Romans 16:18

People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better.