Proverbs 20:19-21

New Century Version

¹⁹Gossips can’t keep secrets,
so avoid people who talk too much.

²⁰Those who curse their father or mother
will be like a light going out in darkness.

²¹Wealth inherited quickly in the beginning
will do you no good in the end.

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.

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

²⁰Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

²¹An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

New Century Version (NCV)

New International Version (NIV)