THEOSISProverbs 20:19Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips.
גּֽוֹלֶה־סּ֭וֹד הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 11:13He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend.
- Prov 18:8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
- Prov 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.
- Rom 16:18For they that are such serve not Christ our Lord but their own belly: and by pleasing speeches and good words seduce the hearts of the innocent.
- Lev 19:16Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.
- Prov 24:21My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors.
- Prov 26:20When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.
- Prov 26:22The words of a talebearer are as it were simple, but they reach to the innermost parts of the belly.