¹⁹ He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;
Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

⁹ Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself,
^[a]And disclose not the secret of another;
¹⁰ Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
And thine infamy turn not away.

²³ The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
²¹ As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
²² The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.

²⁸ A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath ^[a]wounded;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.