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Proverbs 20:19 Interlinear

“revealeth secrets He that goeth about as a talebearer not with him that flattereth with his lips therefore meddle”

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Proverbs 20 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	גּֽוֹלֶה	H1540	revealeth	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
2	סּ֭וֹד	H5475	secrets	a session, i.e., company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
3	הוֹלֵ֣ךְ	H1980	He that goeth about	to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
4	רָכִ֑יל	H7400	as a talebearer	a scandal-monger (as travelling about)
5	וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה	H6601	not with him that flattereth	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)
6	שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו	H8193	with his lips	the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
7	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8	תִתְעָרָֽב׃	H6148	therefore meddle	to braid, i.e., intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)

Proverbs 20:19 (current)revealeth secrets He that goeth about as a talebearer not with him that flattereth with his lips therefore meddle