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Proverbs 20:19

World English Bible

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets;
therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

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Proverbs 20:19 in other translations

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Proverbs 20:19 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:19 in context

  1. 17Fraudulent food is sweet to a man,
    but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
  2. 18Plans are established by advice;
    by wise guidance you wage war!
  3. 19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets;
    therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
  4. 20Whoever curses his father or his mother,
    his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
  5. 21An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning,
    won’t be blessed in the end.