Proverbs
Chapter 20
Verse 19
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Proverbs 20

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19 He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 20:19. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 43
Editorial Notes 1
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

גּֽוֹלֶה־סּ֭וֹד הוֹלֵ֣ךְ רָכִ֑יל וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִתְעָרָֽב׃

8 word entries
גּֽוֹלֶה
Lemma
1540
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1540
Occurrences
121
סּ֭וֹד
Lemma
5475
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H5475
Occurrences
10
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
Lemma
1980
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H1980
Occurrences
372
רָכִ֑יל
Lemma
7400
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7400
Occurrences
6
וּלְפֹתֶ֥ה
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + preposition + verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H6601
Occurrences
1
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו
Lemma
8193
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine dual construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8193
Occurrences
144
לֹ֣א
Lemma
3808
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
3277
תִתְעָרָֽב
Lemma
6148
Morphology
Hebrew: verb hithpael imperfect 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H6148
Occurrences
18
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܕܓܠܐ ܐܪܙܐ ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܘܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܒܪܘܚܗ ܟܣܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܥܡ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܣܪ̈ܗܒܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܠܐ ܬܬܚܠܛ

13 word entries
ܕܓܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dgl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
55
ܐܪܙܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'rz'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
16
ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'klqrs'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
2
ܘܕܡܗܝܡܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wdmhymn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
ܒܪܘܚܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
brwhh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
6
ܟܣܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܟܣܐ
Transliteration
ks'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
19
ܡܠܬܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
meltha
Morphology
noun, feminine emphatic singular
Gloss
word, matter
Occurrences
116
ܘܥܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܥܡ
Transliteration
w'm
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
60
ܡ̇ܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܢ
Transliteration
mn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
5552
ܕܡܣܪ̈ܗܒܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmsrhbn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1
ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
spwth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
22
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2566
ܬܬܚܠܛ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
tthlt
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

דְגָלֵי רָזָא אָכַל קוּרְצָא וּלְמַן דִמְשַׁרְגַג בְּשִׂפְוָתֵיהּ לָא תִתְחַלֵט׃

9 word entries
דְגָלֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
גלי
Transliteration
dgly
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
113
רָזָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
רזא
Transliteration
rz'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
9
אָכַל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אכל
Transliteration
'kl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
32
קוּרְצָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
qwrts'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
2
וּלְמַן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
למן
Transliteration
wlmn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
40
דִמְשַׁרְגַג
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
dmshrgg
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
1
בְּשִׂפְוָתֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bshpwtyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
15
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
תִתְחַלֵט׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ttchlt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
2
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

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

13 word entries
ei
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
ei
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
qui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
qui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
revelat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
reuelo
Transliteration
revelat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
107
mysteria
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
mysteria
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
29
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
ambulat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ambulo
Transliteration
ambulat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
412
fraudulenter
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
fraudulenter
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
11
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
dilatat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dilato
Transliteration
dilatat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
33
labia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
labium
Transliteration
labia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
109
sua
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
suus
Transliteration
sua
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5783
ne
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ne
Transliteration
ne
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1109
commiscearis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
commiscearis
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20
Spirit Nation Greek LXX Alignment Note English · Greek Septuagint Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note

Coverage: Source-structure exceptions

Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.

Editorial alignment note: The Greek Septuagint tradition often follows different ordering, grouping, or book structure here. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips." This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.

Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.

Source availability notes

These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.

  • Greek LXX alternate structure

    This Greek source uses tradition-specific ordering or verse grouping here. The closest one-to-one panel is not currently attached for this exact reference.

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Proverbs 11:13

A tale-bearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

8 relevance votes

Romans 16:18

For 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.

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 13:3

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

6 relevance votes

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

6 relevance votes

Leviticus 19:16

Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD.

5 relevance votes

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 16:29

A violent man enticeth his neighbor, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

3 relevance votes
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