Proverbs 20:19

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

Be thou not meddled [or mingled] with him that showeth privates, and goeth guilefully, and alargeth his lips.

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

I pursued him that backbited privily his neighbour. With the proud eye and an heart unable to be filled; I ate not with this.

Proverbs 11:13

He that goeth guilefully, showeth privates; but he that is faithful, covereth the private matter of a friend.

Proverbs 13:3

He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul; but he that is unwary to speak, shall feel evils.

Proverbs 16:29

A wicked man flattereth his friend; and leadeth him by a way not good.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a double-tongued man be as simple; and they come unto the inner things of the womb. Dread casteth down a slow man; forsooth the souls of men turned into women’s condition shall have hunger.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, dread thou God, and the king; and be thou not meddled [or mingled] with backbiters.

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shalt not be a slanderer, that is, a false accuser, neither a privy backbiter in the people; thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am the Lord.

Romans 16:18

For such men serve not to the Lord Christ, but to their womb, and by sweet words and blessings deceive the hearts of innocent men.