19A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.


In Context

16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

18 Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance.

19 A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

20 If a man curses his father or mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

Proverbs 20:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:19He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:19Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:19A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:19He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flatters with his lips.