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
American Standard Version
19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;
Therefore company not with him that openeth wide 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
American Standard Version
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself,
[a]And disclose not the secret of another;
10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
And thine infamy turn not away.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:9 Or, But
Proverbs 25:23
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:23 Lit tongue of secrecy
Proverbs 25:23
American Standard Version
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth 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
American Standard Version
20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.
21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife.
22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts.
Proverbs 26:28
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:28 Lit its crushed ones
Proverbs 26:28
American Standard Version
28 A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath [a]wounded;
And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:28 Hebrew crushed.
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