Topic

Confidentiality

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Proverbs 11:13

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

Proverbs 25:9

Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another;

Proverbs 17:9

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

James 5:16

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

Titus 2:7

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

James 4:11–12

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. — read the full passage →

Psalms 101:5

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

Psalms 44:21

won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

Proverbs 20:19

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Mark 4:22

For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

Luke 8:17

For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret, that will not be known and come to light.

Psalms 90:8

You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

Deuteronomy 29:29

The secret things belong to Yahweh our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.

Matthew 18:15–17

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:12

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Revelation 1:1–20

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Philippians 2:3–4

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

Matthew 6:6

But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Psalms 118:8

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.

1 Peter 4:15

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men’s matters.

Hebrews 4:13

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

1 Corinthians 13:7

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Jeremiah 17:5

Thus says Yahweh: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.

1 John 4:8

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

Ephesians 5:11

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

Romans 12:2

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Luke 12:1–3

Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

Micah 7:5

Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Proverbs 17:4

An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 11:1–31

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight. — read the full passage →

Judges 16:15

She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.”

Exodus 20:7

“You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Hebrews 10:1–39

For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near. — read the full passage →

1 Thessalonians 4:11

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

Colossians 3:23

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Philippians 4:6

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Luke 1:37

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Matthew 18:15

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

Revelation 1:1

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Colossians 3:17

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

Joshua 1:9

Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed: for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”

Leviticus 19:16

“‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

Leviticus 19:2

“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.

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