Proverbs 20:19

The English Standar Version

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.[5]

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.

Proverbs 11:13

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

Proverbs 13:3

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 16:29

A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him in a way that is not good.

Proverbs 18:8

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

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise,

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life[1] of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

Romans 16:18

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites,[5] and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.