Proverbs 20:19
Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
In Context
18Designs are strengthened by counsels: and wars are to be managed by governments.
20He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness.
Cross References
Psalms 101:5I am smitten as grass, and my heart is withered: because I forgot to eat my bread.
Proverbs 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.
Proverbs 18:8The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry.
Proverbs 26:20When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.
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 →