Proverbs 20:19-21

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁹Meddle not with him that revealeth secrets, and walketh deceitfully, and openeth wide his lips.

²⁰He that curseth his father, and mother, his lamp shall be put out in the midst of darkness.

²¹The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall be without a blessing.

Proverbs 20:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹A gossip betrays a confidence;^(A)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.

²⁰If someone curses their father or mother,^(B)
their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.^(C)

²¹An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)