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Proverbs 20

Prov. 20:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He that goeth about
halak (Hebrew #1980)
a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise (self), + follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), + greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, X more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tale-bearer, + travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-)faring man, X be weak, whirl.
Pronounce: haw-lak'
Origin: akin to 3212
as a talebearer
rakiyl (Hebrew #7400)
from 7402 a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
KJV usage: slander, carry tales, talebearer.
Pronounce: raw-keel'
revealeth
galah (Hebrew #1540)
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
KJV usage: + advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, X plainly, publish, remove, reveal, X shamelessly, shew, X surely, tell, uncover.
Pronounce: gaw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
secrets
cowd (Hebrew #5475)
a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
KJV usage: assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).
Pronounce: sode
Origin: from 3245
: therefore meddle
`arab (Hebrew #6148)
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
KJV usage: engage, (inter-)meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
Pronounce: aw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
not with him that ηflattereth
pathah (Hebrew #6601)
to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude
KJV usage: allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).
Pronounce: paw-thaw'
Origin: a primitive root
with his lips
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
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or, enticeth.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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that goeth.
Prov. 11:13• 13A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. (Prov. 11:13)
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Prov. 18:8• 8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. (Prov. 18:8)
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Prov. 26:20‑22• 20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
 21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
 22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. (Prov. 26:20‑22)
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Lev. 19:16• 16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am the Lord. (Lev. 19:16)
meddle.
Prov. 24:21• 21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: (Prov. 24:21)
flattereth.
or, enticeth.
Prov. 16:29• 29A violent man enticeth his neighbor, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. (Prov. 16:29)
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Rom. 16:18• 18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. (Rom. 16:18)
• See notes on Proverbs 11:13; 18:8, and 25:23. He who flatters to the face will as readily scandalize behind the back. By soft, sinuous words and ways he will gain the confidence of his victim, appealing to his pride and love of approbation, and thus loosening his tongue, till he relates things far better left unsaid. When he has thus lured him on to unbaring his heart, he will go to others, and pour into their ears what he has just learned, flattering them in the same way, and giving them to suppose that they alone are the recipients of his favor. (“Proverbs Twenty” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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He that goeth about tale-bearing revealeth secrets:{HR}Therefore meddle not with him that openeth (enticeth with) his lips.