He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
* He that goeth about as a tale-bearer, reueileth ſecrets; therefore meddle not with him that || flattereth with his lippes.
גָּלָה , verb, gala — to uncover, remove (value 38)
H1540,
גָּלָה gâlâh, gaw-law'; a primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal:— advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.to uncover, remove
(Qal)
to uncover
to remove, depart
to go into exile
(Niphal)
(reflexive)
to uncover oneself
to discover or show oneself
to reveal himself (of God)
(passive)
to be uncovered
to be disclosed, be discovered
to be revealed
to be removed
(Piel)
to uncover (nakedness)
nakedness
general
to disclose, discover, lay bare
to make known, show, reveal
(Pual) to be uncovered
(Hiphil) to carry away into exile, take into exile
(Hophal) to be taken into exile
(Hithpael)
to be uncovered
to reveal oneself
Used in 167 Verses, 27 Books 181  Occurrence Count
הָלַךְ , verb, halakh — to go, come, walk (value 55)
H1980,
הָלַךְ hâlak, haw-lak'; akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):—(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, × 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, × be weak, whirl.to go, walk, come
(Qal)
to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
(Piel)
to walk
to walk (fig.)
(Hithpael)
to traverse
to walk about
(Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Used in 470 Verses, 34 Books 498  Occurrence Count
לֹא , adverb, loʾ — not (value 31)
H3808,
לֹא lôʼ, lo; or לוֹא lôwʼ; or לֹה lôh; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; + not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles:—× before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.not, no
not (with verb - absolute prohibition)
not (with modifier - negation)
nothing (subst)
without (with particle)
before (of time)
Used in 3966 Verses, 39 Books 5186  Occurrence Count
סוֹד , masculine noun, sod — council, counsel (value 70)
H5475,
סוֹד çôwd, sode; from H3245; a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret:—assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).council, counsel, assembly
council (of familiar conversation)
divan, circle (of familiar friends)
assembly, company
counsel
counsel (itself)
secret counsel
familiar converse, intimacy (with God)
Used in 21 Verses, 7 Books 21  Occurrence Count
עָרַב , verb, ʿarav — to take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange (value 272)
H6148,
עָרַב ʻârab, aw-rab'; a primitive root; to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange):—engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge
(Qal)
to take on pledge, go surety for
to give in pledge
to exchange
to pledge
(Hithpael)
to exchange pledges
to have fellowship with, share
Used in 23 Verses, 11 Books 23  Occurrence Count
פָּתָה , verb, pata — to be spacious, wide or open (value 485)
H6601,
פָּתָה pâthâh, paw-thaw'; a primitive root; 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:—allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).to be spacious, be open, be wide
(Qal) to be spacious or open or wide
(Hiphil) to make spacious, make open
to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade
(Qal)
to be open-minded, be simple, be naive
to be enticed, be deceived
(Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible
(Piel)
to persuade, seduce
to deceive
(Pual)
to be persuaded
to be deceived
Used in 26 Verses, 13 Books 28  Occurrence Count
רָכִיל , masculine noun, rakhiyl — slander (value 260)
H7400,
רָכִיל râkîyl, raw-keel'; from H7402 a scandal-monger (as travelling about):—slander, carry tales, talebearer.slander, slanderer, tale bearer, informer
Used in 6 Verses, 4 Books 6  Occurrence Count
שָׂפָה , feminine noun, safa — lip, speech, edge (value 385)
H8193,
שָׂפָה sâphâh, saw-faw'; or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת sepheth; probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.):—band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
lip (as body part)
language
edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
Used in 164 Verses, 25 Books 175  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 20:19Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| גּֽוֹלֶה־סּ֭וֹד הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃ |
| Verse #16974 (Ch. #648) — 8 words, 32 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| He that goeth about |
H1980halakh |
הָלַךְ |
55 |
| as a talebearer |
H7400rakhiyl |
רָכִיל |
260 |
| revealeth |
H1540gala |
גָּלָה |
38 |
| secrets: |
H5475sod |
סוֹד |
70 |
| therefore meddle |
H6148ʿarav |
עָרַב |
272 |
| not with him that flattereth |
H6601pata |
פָּתָה |
485 |
| with his lips. |
H8193safa |
שָׂפָה |
385 |
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