Proverbs 20:19
17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
18 Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Den som går omkring som baktaler, åpenbarer hemmeligheter, og med den som er åpenmunnet, skal du ikke ha noe å gjøre.
- OTB
- En sladder forråder en tillit; derfor, unngå enhver som snakker for mye.
- B1930
- Den som går omkring som baktaler, åpenbarer hemmeligheter, og med den som er åpenmunnet, skal du ikke ha noget å gjøre.
- BSB
- He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
- KJV
- He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
- WEB
- He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.
- ASV
- He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
- DARBY
- He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.
- BLB
- The one going about [with] slander uncovers a secret; and do not pledge yourself to the one opening his lips.
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Proverbs 11:13
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Les i sammenhengRomans 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.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 18:8
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
Les i sammenhengLeviticus 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.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 24:21
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 26:20–22
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
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