Proverbs 20:19
Evangelical Heritage Version
19 A person who goes around spreading gossip reveals secrets,
so do not associate with anyone whose lips are always open.
Proverbs 25:9-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 Argue your case with your neighbor,
but do not reveal someone else’s secret.
10 If you do, the person who hears it will shame you,
and your bad reputation will never leave you.
Proverbs 25:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 A north wind gives birth to rain,
and a whispering tongue gives birth to angry faces.
Proverbs 26:20-22
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 When there is no more wood, a fire goes out,
and without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and as wood is to fire,
so a quarrelsome person is to igniting a fight.
22 Words of a gossip are like food that is easy to swallow.
They go down to the depths of one’s heart.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:22 Literally the innermost rooms of the belly
Proverbs 26:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a smooth mouth causes ruin.
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