19:4 He that is hasty to give credit is lightminded; and he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul.
19:5 Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned: but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life.
19:6 He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil.
19:7 Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse.
19:8 Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men’s lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not.
19:9 For he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee.
19:10 If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee.
19:11 A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child.
19:12 As an arrow that sticketh in a man’s thigh, so is a word within a fool’s belly.
19:13 Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.