Proverbs 20:19

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

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.