Proverbs 20:19

The English Standar Version

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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