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13 One who brings gossip betrays a confidence,
    but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

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13 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;
But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

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28 A perverse man stirs up strife.
    A whisperer separates close friends.

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28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife;
And a whisperer [a]separateth chief friends.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:28 Or, alienateth his friend

He who covers an offense promotes love;
    but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

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He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

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The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
    they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

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The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.

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19 He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets;
    therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

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

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20 For lack of wood a fire goes out.
    Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

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20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

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22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
    they go down into the innermost parts.

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22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.

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