Proverbs 20:19
Revised Standard Version
19 He who goes about gossiping reveals secrets;
therefore do not associate with one who speaks foolishly.
Proverbs 25:9-10
Revised Standard Version
9 Argue your case with your neighbor himself,
and do not disclose another’s secret;
10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you,
and your ill repute have no end.
Proverbs 25:23
Revised Standard Version
23 The north wind brings forth rain;
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 26:20-22
Revised Standard Version
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out;
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:28
Revised Standard Version
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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