Proverbs 20:18-20

New Century Version

¹⁸Get advice if you want your plans to work.
If you go to war, get the advice of others.

¹⁹Gossips can’t keep secrets,
so avoid people who talk too much.

²⁰Those who curse their father or mother
will be like a light going out in darkness.

Proverbs 20:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸Plans are established by seeking advice;
so if you wage war, obtain guidance.^(A)

¹⁹A gossip betrays a confidence;^(B)
so avoid anyone who talks too much.

²⁰If someone curses their father or mother,^(C)
their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.^(D)

New Century Version (NCV)

New International Version (NIV)