PRO 20:19 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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ULT One who goes about as a gossip reveals a secret,
⇔ and with one who opens his lips do not associate yourself.

UST People who walk around gossiping tell others what is secret,
⇔ so avoid people who speak carelessly.

BSB ⇔ He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip;
⇔ avoid the one who babbles [fn] with his lips.

OEB Who carries tales divulges secrets;
⇔ have nothing to do with a gossip.

WEBBE He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets;
⇔ therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The one who goes about gossiping reveals secrets;
⇔ therefore do not associate with someone who is always opening his mouth.

LSV The busybody is a revealer of secret counsels,
And do not make yourself guarantor for a deceiver [with] his lips.

FBV A gossip goes around revealing secrets; stay away from people who talk a lot.

T4T ⇔ Those who go around telling gossip are always telling secrets to others;
⇔ so stay away from people who foolishly talk too much.

LEB • about with gossip, and do not associate with a babbler’s lips.

BBE He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

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JPS He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.

ASV He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets;
⇔ Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

DRA Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips.

YLT A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver [with] his lips make not thyself surety.

Drby He that goeth about talebearing revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth his lips.

RV He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.

Wbstr He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

KJB-1769 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.[fn]
(He that goeth/goes about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. )

20.19 flattereth: or, enticeth

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]He that goeth about as a tale-bearer, reueileth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lippes.
(He that goeth/goes about as a tale-bearer, reueileth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lippes.)

20:19 Chap. 11. 13.

20:19 Or, entiseth.

Bshps The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips.
(The craftie deceiptfull bewrayeth secrete counsayle: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.)

Gnva He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
(He that goeth/goes about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. )

Cvdl Medle not with him that bewrayeth secretes, and is a slaunderer, and disceaueth with his lippes.
(Medle not with him that bewrayeth secretes, and is a slaunderer, and deceiveth with his lippes.)

Wyc Be thou not medlid with him that schewith pryuetees, and goith gylefulli, and alargith hise lippis.
(Be thou/you not medlid with him that schewith pryuetees, and goeth/goes gylefulli, and alargith his lippis.)

Luth Sei unverworren mit dem, der Heimlichkeit offenbart, und mit dem Verleumder und mit dem falschen Maul.
(Be unverworren with to_him, the/of_the Heimlichkeit offenbart, and with to_him Verleumder and with to_him falschen mouth.)

ClVg Ei qui revelat mysteria, et ambulat fraudulenter, et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis.
(Ei who revelat mysteria, and ambulat fraudulenter, and dilatat labia sua, not commiscearis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

גּֽוֹלֶה־סּ֭וֹד הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּ⁠לְ⁠פֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י⁠ו

reveals secrets goes_about gossip and,with,big mouth,

One who goes about, a gossip, a secret, and one who opens his lips refer to types of people and secrets in general, not a specific person or secret. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any person who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets, and with any person who opens his lips”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

רָכִ֑יל

gossip

See how you translated this phrase in 11:13.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וּ⁠לְ⁠פֹתֶ֥ה

and,with,big

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and it would be good to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation rather than combining them. However, if it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “so, with one who opens”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠לְ⁠פֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י⁠ו

and,with,big mouth,

See how you translated one who opens his lips in 13:3.

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