Bible Verses About Keeping a Secret
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for keeping a secret, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,661 votes, led by Proverbs 11:13. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Keeping a Secret
Proverbs 11:13209 votes
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Proverbs 20:19155 votes
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Proverbs 25:9155 votes
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Proverbs 12:23127 votes
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Matthew 6:3-4118 votes
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Amos 3:7116 votes
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Luke 8:1788 votes
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Proverbs 21:2376 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 10:1952 votes
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Ecclesiastes 3:752 votes
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Ecclesiastes 12:1452 votes
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
2 Kings 6:1248 votes
And one of his servants said, None, 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.
Proverbs 17:944 votes
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
1 Timothy 5:2540 votes
Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.
Matthew 6:1837 votes
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:636 votes
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 10:26-2736 votes
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Matthew 6:432 votes
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Luke 12:2-328 votes
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
Ephesians 4:2928 votes
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
James 5:1628 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Proverbs 10:1424 votes
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Matthew 7:616 votes
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
1 Timothy 5:1316 votes
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Amos 5:1312 votes
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
What does the Bible say about keeping a secret?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 11:13 on the subject of keeping a secret. Across 1,661 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 20:19, Proverbs 25:9, Proverbs 12:23. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.