Proverbs 20:19

Young's Literal Translation 1862

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.

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Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

The words of a tale-bearer `are' as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down `to' the inner parts of the heart.

Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I `am' Jehovah.

for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,