Bible Verses About Keeping Secrets
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for keeping secrets, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,651 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 Secrets
Proverbs 11:13476 votes
A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Luke 12:2289 votes
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
Matthew 10:26-28254 votes
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Luke 8:17246 votes
For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.
Proverbs 21:23228 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 20:19208 votes
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Proverbs 25:9203 votes
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Ecclesiastes 12:14197 votes
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
James 5:16149 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.
Micah 7:5147 votes
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Ephesians 4:25138 votes
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Amos 3:7136 votes
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Matthew 12:36-37128 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Romans 2:16107 votes
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Ephesians 4:29106 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.
Proverbs 12:23103 votes
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Matthew 6:3-495 votes
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Proverbs 28:1392 votes
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Luke 12:2-382 votes
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
Philippians 4:6-880 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Philippians 4:662 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
2 Kings 6:1260 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.
Matthew 10:26-2760 votes
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
Proverbs 18:659 votes
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Hebrews 4:1259 votes
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
What does the Bible say about keeping secrets?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 11:13 on the subject of keeping secrets. Across 5,651 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 12:2, Matthew 10:26-28, Luke 8:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.