Proverbs Chapter 20 verse 19 Holy Bible
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
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He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.
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He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.
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He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
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He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; Therefore don't keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
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A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets. Almost the same proverb occurs in Proverbs 11:13, The gadding gossiper is sure to let out any secret entrusted to him; therefore, it is implied, be careful in what you say to him. Meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips; rather, that openeth wide his lips - that cannot keep his mouth shut, a babbler, as Proverbs 13:3 (where see note). The Vulgate erroneously makes one sentence of the verse, "With him who reveals secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips, have no dealings." Talmud, "When I utter a word, it hath dominion over me; but when I utter it not, I have dominion over it." Says the Persian poet, "The silent man hath his shoulders covered with the garment of security." Xenocrates used to say that he sometimes was "sorry for having spoken, never for having kept silence" (Cahen).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) Flattereth with his lips.--Rather, is open with his lips, cannot keep them shut.
