13 A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.
Proverbs Club Commentary
The gossip cannot be trusted
with privileged information.
The honorable safeguards secrets.
12 Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,
but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Unlike the mocker, the righteous adopt restraint.
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
NIV
Proverbs Club Commentary
A city is exalted by the righteous
and destroyed by the wicked.
So is a family.
10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
The righteous bring prosperity to society.
The wicked oppress society
and their deaths are celebrated.
9 With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
NIV
PCDC Commentary
Knowledge allows the righteous
to escape the slander of the godless.
