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


In Context

16 Take his garment when a stranger hath been surety, And for strangers pledge it.

17 Sweet to a man is the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled with gravel.

18 Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.

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

20 Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

21 An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:19A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

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 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.