Proverbs 20:19
He that
goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him
that flattereth with his lips.
We often
love to tell people what we know and what we've heard. I heard of a study about women versus men
when it comes to funny stories. Men
generally tell a joke rooted in a fictional situation with a punch line to get
a laugh. Women generally repeat a true
life incident in their lives or someone they know that has an embarrassing or
clever twist. This means we tell a good
story. Here we are warned that if we
repeat stories we might give information that was not intended for the general
public. Perhaps the stories we could
share would involve us, and us alone.
This would protect the innocent and we become the only vulnerable ones
spoken about.
This verse
actually tells us to not hang out with people who do this. Sometimes we can be around a person and
within a few minutes of the conversation we are hearing things about people
that we really didn’t need to know about.
They are being a talebearer.
These are people we must not meddle with or yoke with. Excuse yourself from the conversation and seek
conversation with someone who seems to not flatter or tell stories about
others.
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