Proverbs 20:19

Modern

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

Traditional

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

Literal

The one going about with slander uncovers a secret; and do not pledge yourself to the one opening his lips.

Latin

Ei qui revelat mysteria, et ambulat fraudulenter, et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis.

Hebrew

English

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

This view on the gossip appears again in Proverbs 11:13.

Proverbs 11:13
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Romans 16:18
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Proverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Leviticus 19:16
You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
Proverbs 24:21
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
Proverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
Proverbs 26:20–22
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.