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13 He (A)who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But he who is faithful in spirit (B)conceals a matter.

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13 A gossip goes around telling secrets,
    but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.

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28 A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.

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28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
    gossip separates the best of friends.

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He who (A)covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter (B)separates close companions.

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Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
    but dwelling on it separates close friends.

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The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the [a]innermost parts of the stomach.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:8 Lit chambers of the belly

Rumors are dainty morsels
    that sink deep into one’s heart.

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19 He who (A)goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
Therefore do not associate with [a](B)one of loose lips.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:19 Lit one who opens his lips

19 A gossip goes around telling secrets,
    so don’t hang around with chatterers.

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20 With no wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no (A)whisperer, (B)strife quiets down.

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20 Fire goes out without wood,
    and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

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22 The (A)words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the stomach.

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22 Rumors are dainty morsels
    that sink deep into one’s heart.

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