Proverbs 11:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָ֭כִיל מְגַלֶּה־סּ֑וֹד וְנֶאֱמַן־ר֝֗וּחַ מְכַסֶּ֥ה דָבָֽר׃

Transliteration

Hôlēk rākîl məgalleh-sôd wəneʾĕman-rûaḥ məkasseh dābār.

Grammar Details

*Hôlēk*: verb Qal participle masculine singular - one who walks/goes about
*rākîl*: masculine singular noun - as talebearer/slanderer
*məgalleh-sôd*: verb Piel participle + masculine singular noun - revealing secret
*wəneʾĕman-rûaḥ*: conjunction + verb Niphal participle + feminine singular noun - and faithful of spirit
*məkasseh*: verb Piel participle masculine singular - covering/concealing
*dābār*: masculine singular noun - matter/thing/word

Word Meanings

*Hôlēk*: one who walks/goes about
*rākîl*: talebearer/slanderer/gossip
*məgalleh*: revealing/uncovering/exposing
*sôd*: secret/counsel/circle of confidants
*neʾĕman*: faithful/trustworthy/reliable
*rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/wind/mind
*məkasseh*: covering/concealing/hiding
*dābār*: matter/thing/word/affair

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Referenced Verses

Prov 20:19 : 19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
Lev 19:16 : 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.
Josh 2:14 : 14 And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
Jer 38:27 : 27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
1 Tim 5:13 : 13 And withal they learn also [to be] idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Prov 25:9 : 9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbor [himself], And disclose not the secret of another;
Prov 26:20-22 : 20 For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. 21 [ As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife. 22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Josh 2:20 : 20 But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
Neh 6:17-19 : 17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and [the letters] of Tobiah came unto them. 18 For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah to wife. 19 Also they spake of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. [And] Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
Prov 14:5 : 5 A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

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