Proverbs 20:19
The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
20Who so curseth his father and mother, his light shalbe put out in the depth of darknesse.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:3He that kepeth his mouth, kepeth his lyfe: but who so rashlye openeth his lippes, destroyeth hym selfe.
Proverbs 18:8The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes, and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body.
Proverbs 26:20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: euen so where the talebearer is taken away, there the strife ceasseth.
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 →