Keeping Secrets
10 passages
- Luke 12:2
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
Read it in context - Proverbs 11:13
A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
Read it in context - Matthew 10:26–28
26So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. 27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops. 28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Read it in context - Proverbs 21:23
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Read it in context - Micah 7:5
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
Read it in context - Matthew 12:36–37
36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 37For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:25
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Read it in context - Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Read it in context - Romans 2:16
on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
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