Proverbs 20:19
New American Standard Bible
19 One who (A)goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with [a](B)a gossip.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:19 Lit one who opens his lips
Proverbs 20:19
New King James Version
19 (A)He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with one (B)who flatters with his lips.
Proverbs 25:9-10
New American Standard Bible
9 [a](A)Argue your case with your neighbor,
And (B)do not reveal the secret of another,
10 Or one who hears it will put you to shame,
And the evil report about you will not [b]pass away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:9 Lit Contend
- Proverbs 25:10 Lit return
Proverbs 25:9-10
New King James Version
9 (A)Debate your case with your neighbor,
And do not disclose the secret to another;
10 Lest he who hears it expose your shame,
And [a]your reputation be ruined.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:10 the evil report concerning you not pass away
Proverbs 25:23
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:23 Lit tongue of secrecy
Proverbs 25:23
New King James Version
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
And (A)a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Proverbs 26:20-22
New American Standard Bible
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no (A)gossiper, (B)quarreling quiets down.
21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a (C)contentious person to kindle strife.
22 The (D)words of a gossiper are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the [a]innermost parts of the body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:22 Lit chambers of the belly
Proverbs 26:20-22
New King James Version
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.
21 (A)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a [b]talebearer are like [c]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [d]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:20 gossip or slanderer, lit. whisperer
- Proverbs 26:22 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 26:22 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 26:22 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 26:28
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones
Proverbs 26:28
New King James Version
28 A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
And a flattering mouth works (A)ruin.
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