Focused Passage

Proverbs 11:13

Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order

The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.

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13A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

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Verse 13

Original words

A gossipרָ֭כִילH7400Noun - masculine singularvvvהוֹלֵ֣ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularrevealsמְגַלֶּה־H1540Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singulara secretסּ֑וֹדH5475Noun - masculine singularbut a trustworthyוְנֶאֱמַן־H539Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular constructpersonר֝֗וּחַH7307Noun - common singularkeepsמְכַסֶּ֥הH3680Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singulara confidenceדָבָֽר׃H1697Noun - masculine singular

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