A moment in scripture
Proverbs 20:19
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He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
- Proverbs 20:18
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
- Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
- Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.