12 He who doesn’t keep secrets to himself is unmerciful. He won’t hesitate to harm and to bind. (WEB)
Sirach 13:12
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Sirach 27:15–17
15 The strife of the proud leads to bloodshed. Their abuse of each other is a grievous thing to hear. (WEB) 16 He who reveals secrets destroys trust, and will not find a close friend. (WEB) 17 Love a friend, and keep faith with him; but if you reveal his secrets, you shall not foll… (WEB)
Proverbs 20:18–20
18 Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance. 19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips. 20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
Sirach 8:17–19
17 Don’t consult with a fool, for he will not be able to keep a secret. (WEB) 18 Do no secret thing before a stranger, for you don’t know what it will cause. (WEB) 19 Don’t open your heart to every man. Don’t let him return you a favor. (WEB)
Sirach 27:20–22
20 Don’t pursue him, for he has gone far away, and has escaped like a gazelle out of the snare. (WEB) 21 For a wound may be bound up, and after abuse there may be reconciliation; but he who reveals secrets is without hope. (WEB) 22 One who winks the eye contrives evil things; and t… (WEB)
Proverbs 11:12–14
12 Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent. 13 A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence. 14 For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
Sirach 19:7–9
7 Never repeat what is told you, and you won’t lose anything. (WEB) 8 Whether it is of friend or foe, don’t tell it. Unless it is a sin to you, don’t reveal it. (WEB) 9 For if he has heard you and observed you, when the time comes, he will hate you. (WEB)
2 Enoch 60:1–3
1 HE who works the killing of a man's soul, kills his own soul, and kills his own body, and there is no cure for him for all time. (2EN) 2 He who puts a man in any snare, shall stick in it himself, and there is no cure for him for all time. (2EN) 3 He who puts a man in any vesse… (2EN)
Testament of Gad 2:4–6
4 But if he deny it, do not get into a passion with him, lest catching the poison from thee he take to swearing and so thou sin doubly. (T12) 5 Let not another man hear thy secrets when engaged in legal strife, lest he come to hate thee and become thy enemy, and commit… (T12) 6 … (T12)
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