¹⁹ A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver `with' his lips make not thyself surety.

¹³ A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

¹⁸ for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,

¹⁶ `Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I `am' Jehovah.

³ Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

²⁹ A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

⁸ The words of a tale-bearer `are' as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down `to' the inner parts of the heart.

²¹ Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

²⁰ Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

²¹ Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

²² The words of a tale-bearer `are' as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down `to' the inner parts of the heart.