Keeping A Secret

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: — read the full passage →

Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, except he reveal his secret unto his servants the prophets.

For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

In like manner also there are good works that are evident; and such as are otherwise cannot be hid.

that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. — read the full passage →

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. — read the full passage →

Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, — read the full passage →

For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the house-tops.

Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another; — read the full passage →

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.

But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; — read the full passage →

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.

He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which isthe bookof life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Some men’s sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some men also they follow after. — read the full passage →

Them that sin reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, even the wisdom that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.

For no man doeth anything in secret, and himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world.

And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light. — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, show unto the king; — read the full passage →

he revealeth the deep and secret things; he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity; — read the full passage →

Then he brought out the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, andgave himthe testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, Longlive the king.

And Jonathan said unto David, Jehovah, the God of Israel, be witness: when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee? — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

And he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. — read the full passage →

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.