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One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, But one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
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The Gossip as a 'Peddler'
Commentators describe a 'tale-bearer' as a kind of traveling merchant who picks up gossip in one place and 'sells' it in another. This person breaks trust by revealing secrets. As Albert Barnes warns, someone who brings you tales about others will inevitably carry tales about you to others. This character is destructive and untrustworthy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A person who comes to us with tales about others will reveal our secrets also. Faithfulness is shown, not only in doing what a person has been comm…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A talebearer revealeth secrets The Arabic version adds, in the congregation, openly and publicly; that goes about with tales f…
A faithful man will not disclose what he is trusted with, unless the honor of God and the real good of society require it.
