Proverbs 20:19

Proverbs chapter 20 · verse 19 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

King James Version · 1611

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

American Standard Version · 1901

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

v.18Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.

v.19This passage

v.20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 13:3
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 16:29
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Leviticus 19:16
Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.
Romans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
Proverbs 26:20
For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.