13 Bible Verses about Do Not Tell

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Proverbs 12:23


A shrewd man is reluctant to display his knowledge [until the proper time],
But the heart of [over-confident] fools proclaims foolishness.

Proverbs 11:13


He who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is trustworthy and faithful keeps a matter hidden.

Ecclesiastes 10:20

Moreover, do not curse the king, even in your bedroom, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry the sound and a winged creature will make the matter known.

Joshua 2:14

So the men said to her, “Our lives for yours if you do not tell [anyone about] this business of ours; then when the Lord gives us the land we will show you kindness and faithfulness [and keep our agreement with you].”

Ruth 3:14

So she lay at his feet until the morning, but got up before anyone could recognize another; Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor [last night].”

1 Samuel 27:11

David did not leave a man or a woman alive to bring news to Gath, saying [to himself], “Otherwise they will tell about us, saying, ‘This is what David has done, and this has been his practice all the time that he has lived in the country of the Philistines.’”

2 Samuel 1:20


“Tell it not in Gath,
Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice,
The daughters of the uncircumcised (pagans) will exult.

Micah 1:10


Announce it not in Gath [in Philistia],
Weep not at all [and in this way betray your grief to Gentiles];
In Beth-le-aphrah (House of Dust) roll in the dust [among your own people].

2 Kings 9:15

but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to heal from the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Aram. So Jehu said, “If this is your intent, let no one survive and leave the city (Ramoth-gilead) to go and tell of the plan in Jezreel [the capital].”

1 Samuel 21:2

David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commissioned me with a matter and has told me, ‘Let no one know anything about the matter for which I am sending you and with which I have commissioned you. I have directed the young men to a certain place.’

Jeremiah 38:24

Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no man know about this conversation and you will not die.

Acts 23:22

So the commander let the young man leave, instructing him, “Do not tell anyone that you have given me this information.”

Proverbs 25:9


Argue your case with your neighbor himself [before you go to court];
And do not reveal another’s secret,

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