Proverbs 20:19
Evangelical Heritage Version
19 A person who goes around spreading gossip reveals secrets,
so do not associate with anyone whose lips are always open.
Proverbs 20:19
Lexham English Bible
19 He reveals a secret, he who walks about with gossip,
and do not associate with a babbler’s lips.
Proverbs 25:9-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 Argue your case with your neighbor,
but do not reveal someone else’s secret.
10 If you do, the person who hears it will shame you,
and your bad reputation will never leave you.
Proverbs 25:9-10
Lexham English Bible
9 Argue your argument with your neighbor himself,
the secret of another do not disclose,
10 lest he who hears shame you
and your ill repute will not end.
Proverbs 25:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 A north wind gives birth to rain,
and a whispering tongue gives birth to angry faces.
Proverbs 25:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The wind of the north produces rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry faces.
Proverbs 26:20-22
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 When there is no more wood, a fire goes out,
and without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and as wood is to fire,
so a quarrelsome person is to igniting a fight.
22 Words of a gossip are like food that is easy to swallow.
They go down to the depths of one’s heart.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:22 Literally the innermost rooms of the belly
Proverbs 26:20-22
Lexham English Bible
20 For lack of wood, a fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood is to fire,
so a man of quarrels is to kindling strife.
22 The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels,
and they go down to the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a smooth mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
and a flattering mouth makes ruin.
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