He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.
WEB
He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
YLT
A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver with his lips make not thyself surety.
DBT
He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.