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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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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)

J. N. Darby Translation

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