Proverbs 11:13
Expanded Bible
13 Gossips ·can’t keep [L go/walk around revealing] secrets,
but a trustworthy person ·can [keeps a confidence; L covers up a word].
Proverbs 11:13
Amplified Bible
13
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.
Proverbs 16:28
Expanded Bible
28 A ·useless [perverse] person causes ·trouble [conflicts],
and a gossip ruins close friendships.
Proverbs 16:28
Amplified Bible
28
A perverse man spreads strife,
And one who gossips separates intimate friends.(A)
Proverbs 17:9
Expanded Bible
9 ·Whoever forgives someone’s sin makes a friend [L One who seeks love conceals an offense],
but ·gossiping about the sin [repeating a thing] breaks up friendships.
Proverbs 17:9
Amplified Bible
9
He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love,
But he who repeats or gossips about a matter separates intimate friends.
Proverbs 18:8
Expanded Bible
8 The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.
·People like to gobble them up [L They go down to one’s inmost parts].
Proverbs 18:8
Amplified Bible
8
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].
Proverbs 20:19
Expanded Bible
19 Gossips ·can’t keep [reveal] secrets,
so avoid people who ·talk too much [L are foolish with their lips].
Proverbs 20:19
Amplified Bible
19
He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets;
Therefore do not associate with a gossip [who talks freely or flatters].(A)
Proverbs 26:20
Expanded Bible
20 Without wood, a fire ·will go out [is extinguished],
and without gossip, ·quarreling will stop [conflict calms down].
Proverbs 26:20
Amplified Bible
20
For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
Proverbs 26:22
Expanded Bible
22 The words of a gossip are like ·tasty bits of food [choice morsels];
·people like to gobble them up [L they go down to the inmost parts].
Proverbs 26:22
Amplified Bible
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].(A)
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