Verse 13

A gossip reveals secrets, but a trustworthy person keeps a matter confidential.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:19 : 19 A gossip betrays a confidence, so avoid anyone who talks too much.
  • Lev 19:16 : 16 Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the LORD.
  • Josh 2:14 : 14 The men said to her, "Our lives for your lives! If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."
  • Jer 38:27 : 27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and questioned him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard the conversation.
  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they should not.
  • Prov 25:9 : 9 Debate your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another’s secret.
  • Prov 26:20-22 : 20 Without wood, the fire goes out, and without a whisperer, strife ceases. 21 Charcoal for embers and wood for fire, and a contentious person for kindling strife. 22 The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost being.
  • Josh 2:20 : 20 But if you reveal this matter of ours, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.
  • Neh 6:17-19 : 17 Also in those days, the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah were coming to them. 18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah. 19 Moreover, they kept reporting his good deeds to me and sharing my words with him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
  • Prov 14:5 : 5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.