Proverbs 11:13
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
In Context
12Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
14Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:16'Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I [am] Jehovah.
Joshua 2:20and if thou declare this our matter, then we have been acquitted from thine oath which thou hast caused us to swear.'
Proverbs 10:19In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips [is] wise.
Proverbs 20:19A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.
Proverbs 26:20Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,
1 Timothy 5:13and at the same time also, they learn [to be] idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:13-14
12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. I. Silence is here recommended as an instance of true friendship, and a preservative of it, and therefore an evidence, 1. Of wisdom: A man of understanding, that has rule over his own spirit, if he be provoked, holds his peace, that he may neither give vent to his passion nor kindle the passion of others by any opprobrious… Read the whole commentary →