Proverbs 20:19
Do not become involved with him who reveals mysteries, and who walks deceitfully, and who enlarges his lips.
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18Plans are strengthened by counsels. And wars are to be handled by governments.
20Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
Cross References
Psalms 101:5I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread.
Proverbs 13:3Whoever guards his mouth guards his soul. But whoever gives no consideration to his speech shall experience misfortunes.
Proverbs 18:8The words of the double-tongued seem simple. And they reach even to the interior of the gut. Fear casts down the lazy, but the souls of the effeminate shall go hungry.
Proverbs 26:20When the wood fails, the fire will be extinguished. And when the gossiper is taken away, conflicts will be quelled.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:19
18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. Note, 1. It is good in every thing to act with deliberation, and to consult with ourselves at least, and, in matters of moment, with our friends, too, before we determine, but especially to ask counsel of God, and beg direction from him, and observe the guidance of this eye. This is the way to have both our minds and our purposes established, and to succeed well in our affairs; whereas what is done hastily and with precipitation is repented… Read the whole commentary →