Proverbs 20:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

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.

Proverbs 20:19

19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flatterethe with his lips.