13A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.


In Context

10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.

11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.

12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

15 Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

Proverbs 11:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:13A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:13A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:13He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:13He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:13He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:13He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:13A tale-bearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:13One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:13A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter.