Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel. a tale bearer. Proverbs 20:19 Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. revealeth Proverbs 25:9 Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger: Proverbs 26:20-22 When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease. . . . Nehemiah 6:17-19 Moreover in those days many letters were sent by the principal men of the Jews to Tobias, and from Tobias there came letters to them. . . . he Proverbs 14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie. Joshua 2:14,20 They answered her: Be our lives for you unto death, only if thou betray us not. And when the Lord shall have delivered us the land, we will shew thee mercy and truth. . . . Jeremiah 38:27 So all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him: and he spoke to them according to all the words that the king had commanded him: and they left him: for nothing had been heard. Context Dishonest Scales…12He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend. 13Where there is no governor, the people shall fall: but there is safety where there is much counsel.14He shall be afflicted with evil, that is surety for a stranger: but he that is aware of snares, shall be secure.… Cross References 1 Timothy 5:13 And withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house: and are not only idle, but tattlers also and busy bodies, speaking things which they ought not. Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. Proverbs 11:12 He that walketh deceitfully, revealeth secrets: but he that is faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend. Proverbs 12:23 A cautious man concealeth knowledge: and the heart of fools publisheth folly. Proverbs 19:11 The learning of a man is known by patience: and his glory is to pass over wrongs. Proverbs 20:19 Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips. Proverbs 25:9 Treat thy cause with thy friend, and discover not the secret to a stranger: Lexicon A gossipרָ֭כִיל (rā·ḵîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7400: A scandal-monger reveals מְגַלֶּה־ (mə·ḡal·leh-) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal a secret, סּ֑וֹד (sō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5475: A session, company of persons, intimacy, consultation, a secret but a trustworthy וְנֶאֱמַן־ (wə·ne·’ĕ·man-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 539: To confirm, support person ר֝֗וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit keeps מְכַסֶּ֥ה (mə·ḵas·seh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover a confidence. דָבָֽר׃ (ḏā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause Additional Translations A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.A talebearer reveals secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit conceals the matter. He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter. A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly: but he that is faithful in spirit conceals matters. He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. A tale-bearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret. A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter. 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