Proverbs 20:19
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He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].(A)
Proverbs 25:9-10
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Argue your case with your neighbor himself [before you go to court];
And do not reveal another’s secret,(A)
10
Or he who hears it will shame you
And the rumor about you [and your action in court] will have no end.
Proverbs 25:23
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The north wind brings forth rain;
And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.
Proverbs 26:20-22
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For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
21
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.(A)
22
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten];
They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].(B)
Proverbs 26:28
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A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.
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