Proverbs

Proverbs 20:19

19He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;

avoid the one who babblesd with his lips.

Footnotes

  • d 20:19 Or the one who is simple

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Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He who revealsגּֽוֹלֶה־gō·w·leh-Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1540 uncover, remove
secretsסּ֭וֹדsō·wḏNoun - masculine singularH5475 council, counsel
is a constantהוֹלֵ֣ךְhō·w·lêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
gossipרָכִ֑ילrā·ḵîlNoun - masculine singularH7400 slander, > tale-bearer, informer
avoidתִתְעָרָֽב׃ṯiṯ·‘ā·rāḇVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
the one who babblesוּלְפֹתֶ֥הū·lə·p̄ō·ṯehConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6601 be spacious, wide, open
with his lipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוśə·p̲ā·t̲āywNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH8193 lip, speech, edge

Cross-references

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Proverbs 11:13 · Romans 16:18 · Proverbs 13:3 · Proverbs 18:8 · Leviticus 19:16 · Proverbs 24:21 · Proverbs 16:29 · Proverbs 26:20–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.