Proverbs 20:19 BSB — MannaFest

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8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
גּֽוֹלֶה־	go.leh-	[is] uncovering	H1540 →
סּ֭וֹד	Sod	secret counsel	H5475 →
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ	ho.Lekh	[one who] goes about	H1980 →
רָכִ֑יל	ra.Khil	a slanderer	H7400 →
וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה	u.le.fo.Teh	and to [one who] opens	H6601 →
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו	Se.fa.Tav	lips his	H8193 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
תִתְעָרָֽב׃	tit.'a.Rav	you will get involved	H6148 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
leads to
- Proverbs 21:23
  He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Proverbs 18:21
  Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- Proverbs 18:7
  A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- James 3:2–12
  We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
- Psalms 39:1
  I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
Through
Proverbs 11:13
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
leads to
- Leviticus 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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Romans 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.
leads to
- Colossians 2:4
  I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
Through
Leviticus 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.
leads to
- Exodus 23:1
  “You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Timothy 5:13At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.Proverbs 11:13A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.Proverbs 18:8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.Proverbs 13:3He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.Leviticus 19:16You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.Proverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.Psalms 101:5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.Proverbs 16:29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.Proverbs 26:20–22Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.Proverbs 25:9Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,Proverbs 26:22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.2 Chronicles 24:17After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.

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