¹⁹ A gossip betrays a confidence;^(A)
    so avoid anyone who talks too much.

¹³ A gossip betrays a confidence,^(A)
    but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.^(B)

⁸ The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.^(A)

³ Those who guard their lips^(A) preserve their lives,^(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.^(C)

²⁰ Without wood a fire goes out;
    without a gossip a quarrel dies down.^(A)
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
    so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.^(B)
22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.^(C)

²⁹ A violent person entices their neighbor
    and leads them down a path that is not good.^(A)