Proverbs 20:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”
Proverbs 20:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:19 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:19 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.”
Proverbs 20:19 — World English Bible
Proverbs 20:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.”
Proverbs 20:19 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver <FI>with<Fi> his lips make not thyself surety.”
Proverbs 20:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.”
Proverbs 20:19 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”
Proverbs 20:19 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:19 in Context — Proverbs 20
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
What Does Proverbs 20:19 Mean?
Proverbs 20:19 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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