Prov: Betraying a Confidence

[bcbsr]

 

BETRAYING A CONFIDENCE

Pr 16:28  A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
Pr 17:9  He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Pr 20:19  A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

A person who gossips - even betraying personal matters or things spoken in confidence - will not have close friends. For people will avoid telling them anything of a personal matter. And concerning those who sin against you, that should be treated first as a private matter as it is written,  "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over."Mt 18:15 What is implied here is that if he repents, then the matter should go no further, else you will be the one sinning against him. More generally the Bible does legitimize "privacy". So it is inappropriate to try and expose everything about a person.

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The Berean Christian Bible Study Resources

[Neighbor]

Whoa there, what of the rest of the story? At least the rest of the passage! Seems to me the personal conclusion reached that "More generally the Bible does legitimize "privacy"." is errant at best and even falsehood at worst for the rest of the immediate passage clearly dictates otherwise.

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.  But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses.  If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector." 

[Revlori]

6 hours ago, bcbsr said:

 

BETRAYING A CONFIDENCE

Pr 16:28  A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
Pr 17:9  He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Pr 20:19  A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

A person who gossips - even betraying personal matters or things spoken in confidence - will not have close friends. For people will avoid telling them anything of a personal matter. And concerning those who sin against you, that should be treated first as a private matter as it is written,  "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over."Mt 18:15 What is implied here is that if he repents, then the matter should go no further, else you will be the one sinning against him. More generally the Bible does legitimize "privacy". So it is inappropriate to try and expose everything about a person.

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The Berean Christian Bible Study Resources

 

BETRAYING A CONFIDENCE

Pr 16:28  A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.
Pr 17:9  He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Pr 20:19  A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.

God's word is true. A gossip will definitely be avoided. However one is not a gossip if you are doing things according to the word.