Proverbs 20:19

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:13 : 13 A dissemblyng person wyll discouer priuie thynges: but he that is of a faythfull heart wyll kepe counsayle.
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For they that are suche, serue not the Lorde Iesus Christe, but their owne belly, and with sweete and flatteryng wordes deceaue the heartes of the innocentes.
  • Lev 19:16 : 16 Thou shalt not go vp and downe with tales among thy people, neither shalt thou stande agaynst the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lorde.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.
  • Prov 16:29 : 29 A wicked man beguyleth his neyghbour, and leadeth hym into the way that is not good:
  • Prov 18:8 : 8 The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes, and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body.
  • Prov 24:21 : 21 My sonne, feare thou the Lorde and the kyng, and kepe no company with them that slide backe from his feare:
  • Prov 26:20-22 : 20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: euen so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceasseth. 21 As coles kindle heate, and wood the fire: euen so doth a brawling felowe stirre vp variaunce. 22 A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers, and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:12-13
    2 verses
    82%

    12A foole slaundereth his neyghbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace.

    13A dissemblyng person wyll discouer priuie thynges: but he that is of a faythfull heart wyll kepe counsayle.

  • Prov 18:8
    78%

    8The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes, and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body.

  • Prov 26:22
    78%

    22A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers, and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body.

  • Prov 29:5
    77%

    5Who so flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feete.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes, and he that speaketh slaunder, is a foole.

    19Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Prov 16:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.

    28A frowarde body causeth strife: and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes.

  • Prov 26:26-28
    3 verses
    74%

    26Hatred maye be couered by deceipt: but the malice therof shalbe shewed before the whole congregation.

    27Who so diggeth vp a pit, shal fall therin: and he that rolleth vp a stone, it wyl returne vpon hym.

    28A lying tongue hateth the afflicted: and a flattering mouth worketh mischiefe.

  • Prov 17:20
    74%

    20Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 25:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe, and discouer not thy secrete to another:

    10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thy infamie do not ceasse.

  • Prov 29:24
    73%

    24Who so is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemie and telleth it not foorth.

  • Lev 19:16
    73%

    16Thou shalt not go vp and downe with tales among thy people, neither shalt thou stande agaynst the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lorde.

  • Prov 17:4
    73%

    4A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes, and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue.

  • Ps 12:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2Euery one vseth vayne talke with his neyghbour: and speaketh with a double heart out of flatteryng lippes.

    3God wyll cut away all flatteryng lippes: and the tongue that speaketh great thinges.

  • Job 17:5
    72%

    5He that speaketh flatterie to his friend, the eyes of his children shall fayle.

  • Ps 15:3
    72%

    3He that backbyteth not with his tongue: nor doth any euil to his felowe, nor rayseth a slaunder vpon his neyghbour.

  • Prov 28:23
    72%

    23He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym.

  • Prov 20:18
    72%

    18Thorowe counsayle, the thinges that men deuise are made strong: and with good aduise take warre in hande.

  • Prov 26:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19So doth a dissembler with his neighbour, and saith, am not I in sport?

    20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: euen so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceasseth.

  • Prov 6:19
    72%

    19A false witnesse that bringeth vp lyes, and hym that soweth discorde among brethren.

  • Prov 17:9
    72%

    9Who so couereth a fault, procureth loue: but he that discloseth it, deuideth very frendes.

  • Ps 41:6
    71%

    6But yf any of them came to visite me, he spake vanitie: his heart conceaued vngodlynesse within hym selfe, & when he came foorth a doores he vttered it.

  • Prov 24:28
    71%

    28Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour, and speake no falsehood with thy lippes.

  • Prov 26:17
    71%

    17Who so goeth by and medleth with other mens strife: he is like one that taketh a dogge by the eares.

  • Prov 26:24
    70%

    24An enemie wyll dissemble with his lippes, and layeth vp deceipt in his heart.

  • Prov 16:30
    69%

    30He shutteth his eyes to deuise mischiefe: and moueth his lippes to bryng euyll to passe.

  • Prov 20:20
    69%

    20Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse.

  • Prov 27:2
    69%

    2Let another man prayse thee, and not thyne owne mouth, yea other folkes, and not thyne owne lippes.

  • Ps 50:19
    69%

    19Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse: and with thy tongue thou hast set foorth deceipt.

  • Prov 4:24
    69%

    24Put away from thee a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from thee.

  • Prov 21:23
    69%

    23Who so kepeth his mouth and his tongue, the same kepeth his soule from troubles.

  • Prov 6:14
    69%

    14He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde.

  • Prov 12:23
    69%

    23A discrete man doth hyde knowledge: but the heart of fooles blabbeth out foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:10
    69%

    10He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.

  • Ps 5:9
    68%

    9For no trueth is in their mouth, their inwarde partes are very wickednesse: their throte is an open sepulchre, they flatter with their tongue.

  • Mic 7:5
    68%

    5Let no man beleeue his friende, nor put his confidence in his brother: kepe the doore of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.

  • Ps 36:2
    68%

    2For he flattereth him selfe in his owne sight: so that his iniquitie is found worthy of hatred.