6.10- The Power of Keeping a Confidence

 6.10-

The Power of Keeping a Confidence

I have a close friend who started listening to my confidential words 46 years ago. He guards his lips and preserves secrets and deep friendship. He does not speak rashly. He doesn't add shame to the bad things l have experienced. He reduces my burdens by his grace. He has good judgement regarding when to speak and when to remain silent. This gives him good long term friends and deep joy.

Proverbs 13

3 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of a person’s mouth he [a]enjoys good,
But the [b]desire of the treacherous is violence.
3 One who guards his mouth protects his life;
One who opens wide his lips [c]comes to ruin.
4 The soul of the [d]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made [e]prosperous.
5 A righteous person hates a false statement,
But a wicked person [f]acts disgustingly and shamefully.
6 Righteousness guards the [g]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness brings the [h]sinner to ruin.