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King James Bible - Proverbs 20:19

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 20:19

¶ El que descubre el secreto, en chismes anda; no te entremetas, pues, con el que lisonjea con sus labios.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 19. He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets , etc.] Or, “he that revealeth secrets goeth about as a talebearer”; a man that has really got the secrets of others out of them respecting themselves and families, and the affairs of them, or however pretends he master of them; goes about telling his tales from house to house, to the great prejudice of those whose secrets he is entrusted with, or pretends to be; and to the great prejudice of those to whom he tells them, as well as to his own; this is contrary to the law of Moses, and the rules of Christianity, ( Leviticus 19:16 1 Timothy 5:13); therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips ; or “mingle not with him” f561 ; do not associate with him, do not keep him company, have nothing to say to him or do with him; for when he flatters you, and highly praises and extols you, he has a design upon you to get what he can out of you, in order to expose you elsewhere; therefore suspect him, be upon your guard, shun him and avoid him. It may be applied to false teachers, and their deceptions with good words and fair speeches; the word used signifies to deceive with the lips; (see Romans 16:18); and well agrees with the parasites of Rome, ( Revelation 18:23).

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 19 - Those dearly buy their own praise, who put confidence in a man becaus he speaks fairly.

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Original Hebrew

גולה 1540 סוד 5475 הולך 1980 רכיל 7400 ולפתה 6601 שׂפתיו 8193 לא 3808 תתערב׃ 6148