35 Bible Verses About Keeping Secrets

Proverbs 11:13

“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.”

Proverbs 25:9

“Argue your case with your neighbor directly, and do not reveal the secret of another.”

Matthew 6:4

“so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

Matthew 6:6

“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

Matthew 6:18

“so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

Matthew 18:15

“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.”

Proverbs 20:19

“A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.”

Proverbs 17:9

“Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.”

Ecclesiastes 3:7

“a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,”

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Ephesians 5:11

“Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”

Proverbs 12:23

“The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.”

Proverbs 14:10

“Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.”

James 1:19

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”

Proverbs 10:19

“Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.”

Proverbs 26:20

“Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.”

Proverbs 11:9

“With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.”

Proverbs 18:8

“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.”

Proverbs 10:11

“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”

Proverbs 10:12

“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”

Proverbs 25:23

“Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.”

Proverbs 26:22

“The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.”

Proverbs 16:28

“A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.”

James 3:6

“The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”

Proverbs 21:23

“Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”

Proverbs 15:28

“The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.”

Proverbs 11:12

“Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.”

Proverbs 12:17

“An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.”

Proverbs 21:6

“A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.”

Proverbs 26:28

“A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.”

Proverbs 19:9

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish.”

Proverbs 19:5

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.”

Exodus 23:1

“Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness.”

Leviticus 19:11

“‘Do not steal. “‘Do not lie. “‘Do not deceive one another.”

Colossians 3:9

“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices”

Proverbs 6:16-19

“There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”

Proverbs 12:22

“The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.”

Proverbs 10:18

“Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.”

Psalm 34:13

“keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.”

Colossians 3:8

“But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.”

Proverbs 6:12-14

“A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart—he always stirs up conflict.”