Ecclesiastes 20:19

Nova Vulgata

Ei, qui revelat mysteria et calumniatur et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Ei qui revelat mysteria et ambulat fraudulenter, et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Ei qui revelat mysteria, et ambulat fraudulenter,
et dilatat labia sua, ne commiscearis.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that goeth: Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 26:20-22, Leviticus 19:16

meddle: Proverbs 24:21

flattereth: or, enticeth, Proverbs 16:29, Romans 16:18

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 24:17 - the princes of Judah Job 17:5 - He that Psalms 12:2 - flattering Psalms 101:5 - Whoso Proverbs 1:10 - General Proverbs 18:1 - intermeddleth Proverbs 25:9 - a secret to another Proverbs 26:22 - words Proverbs 29:5 - that 1 Corinthians 2:4 - not 1 Thessalonians 2:5 - used 1 Timothy 5:13 - wandering

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets,.... Or, "he that revealeth secrets goeth about as a talebearer"; a man that has really got the secrets of others out of them respecting themselves and families, and the affairs of them, or however pretends he master of them; goes about telling his tales from house to house, to the great prejudice of those whose secrets he is entrusted with, or pretends to be; and to the great prejudice of those to whom he tells them, as well as to his own; this is contrary to the law of Moses, and the rules of Christianity, Leviticus 19:16;

therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips; or "mingle not with him" g; do not associate with him, do not keep him company, have nothing to say to him or do with him; for when he flatters you, and highly praises and extols you, he has a design upon you to get what he can out of you, in order to expose you elsewhere; therefore suspect him, be upon your guard, shun him and avoid him. It may be applied to false teachers, and their deceptions with good words and fair speeches; the word used signifies to deceive with the lips; see Romans 16:18; and well agrees with the parasites of Rome, Revelation 18:23.

g לא תתערב "non miscebis te", Pagninus, Montanus; "ne misceas te", Baynus, Mercerus; "ne admisceto te", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "ne commiscearis", Michaelis; "ne admisceas te", Schultens.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Flattereth - literally, “The man who opens his lips,” who has no reticence; such a man, with or without intending it, does the work of a talebearer.