Cross references

Proverbs 20:19

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;

avoid the one who babbles

with his lips.

Proverbs 20:19 BSB
  1. a Or the one who is simple

Proverbs 20:19 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 11:13 (8 votes) and Proverbs 13:3 (6 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Leviticus 19 to 1 Timothy 5.

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Which verses does Proverbs 20:19 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

  2. He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

  3. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

  4. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

  5. You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

  6. My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.

  7. A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

  8. Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases. Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. …

Which verses point to Proverbs 20:19?

The 10 strongest of 15.