Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
Proverbs 20:19 - English Standard Version 2016 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: Therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore associate not with him who talks too freely. [Rom. 16:17, 18.] American Standard Version (1901) He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips. Common English Bible Gossips reveal secrets; don’t associate with those who talk too much. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. |
Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
A man of violence entices his neighbor and leads him 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 son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise,
You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.
For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.