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Proverbs 20:19 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 20 · verse 19
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
Proverbs 20:19 in context
17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
19He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- talebearerrâkîyla scandal-mongerH7400 →
- flatterethpâthâhto openH6601 →
- revealethgâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- secretsçôwda sessionH5475 →
- meddleʻârabto braidH6148 →
- abouthâlakto walkH1980 →
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Two sorts of people are dangerous to be conversed with: - 1. Tale-bearers, though they are commonly flatterers, and by fair speeches insinuate themselves into men's acquaintance.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary