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Proverbs 20:19Prov.20.19

He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

KJV

Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Celui qui répand la calomnie dévoile les secrets; Ne te mêle pas avec celui qui ouvre ses lèvres.

KJV

He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

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    their younger years. What does it mean when it says, "A deep pit is the mouth of a strange woman" (Proverbs 20:19)? Who is this strange woman, and why is her mouth described as a deep pit? The mouth of a stranger is like the mouth of a prostitute. So, anyone who eagerly listens…

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