¹⁹ A gossip reveals secrets;
    therefore do not associate with a babbler.^(A)

¹³ A gossip goes about telling secrets,
    but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence.^(A)

⁸ The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.^(A)

³ Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
    those who open wide their lips come to ruin.^(A)

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.^(A)
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire,
    so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.^(B)
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
    they go down into the inner parts of the body.^(C)

²⁹ The violent entice their neighbors
    and lead them in a way that is not good.^(A)